Deputy PM General Prawit Wongsuwan said on Thursday that he has not instructed officials in regard to the extradition efforts against the fugitive former PM Yingluck Shinawatra as they would face Article 157 for negligence of duty if they failed to perform their duties.

Amid speculation that the junta-led National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will set up a political party to support junta chief General Prayut Chan-o-cha to become the next premier after the next election, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan on Monday refused to issue a denial.