PM appoints official team to enforce new order
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TO PRESERVE peace and order in the country, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has signed an order appointing officials to enforce Article 44 of the provisional charter.
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said Wednesday that he has not seen the order but was informed that it would be applied to the offenders of four laws – lese majeste or Article 112 of the Criminal Code, and Articles 113-118, which are for security breaches, possession of war weapons without a permit and violation of the junta’s orders.
The authorised officials to enforce these particular laws can only be appointed by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), he said.
For instance, the NCPO order would specify the ranks of officials who can conduct arrests and searches or issue summons.
People facing searches, arrests or summons by any official should ask to see the ID of that official to ascertain if he was appointed by the NCPO.
