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Authorities checking if Pheu Thai politicians’ planned meet at golf course violates junta ban: Pray

Authorities checking if Pheu Thai politicians’ planned  meet at golf course violates junta ban: Pray

Authorities are trying to determine whether a planned gathering of politicians from the Pheu Thai Party at a golf course in Nakhon Pathom constitutes a violation of the junta ban on political activities, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday.

According to media reports, a group of key Pheu Thai figures plan to have lunch and play golf with politicians from the Sasomsap family, which owns the golf course.
Prayut, who also heads the ruling junta – the National Council for Peace and Order – said he did not know whether such a meeting constituted a violation of the NCPO order prohibiting political activities. 
“The authorities involved are looking into the matter,” he said.
The PM added that authorities were also looking into cases in which politicians visited local residents in different areas. 
“We will see if the order was violated. The order states clearly what can be done and what cannot. Be careful. Don’t violate the law,” he said.
Four brothers from the Sasomsap family are well-known, influential politicians in Nakhon Pathom. 
Two of them became Cabinet members in previous administrations and lead a faction within the Pheu Thai Party. 
Prayut and certain other figures from the ruling junta were photographed with the Sasomsap brothers after playing a round at the golf course last year.

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