Thai junta to retain key powers after lifting martial law

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Thai junta to retain key powers after lifting martial law

The head of Thailand’s military junta said the government would lift martial law but only after replacing it with a new order retaining sweeping powers for the military. Critics said the move would “deepen dictatorship” in the kingdom. The former army chief imposed marital law and seized power last May following the ousting of Yingluck Shinawatra’s democratically elected government after months of often violent street protests. The junta is under pressure by the private sector and foreign governments to lift martial law. The military has vowed to return power to an elected civilian government, but only once reforms to tackle corruption and curb the power of political parties are codified in a new constitution.

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