The lawyer of Pheu Thai Party key figure Chaturon Chaisang on Tuesday petitioned Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha via the public services centre, asking him to lift the ban on his client’s financial business.

Politicians have urged the National Council for Peace and Order to relax its ban on political activities now that the mourning period for His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej has ended.