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Extending emergency decree in Bangkok through New Year possible
BANGKOK, Sept 28 -- National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general Thawin Pleansi said Tuesday that the emergency decree in Bangkok and adjacent provinces might be enforced through the New Year depending on the security evaluation.
Mr Thawin said the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) had reviewed the application of the emergency decree in Bangkok and six other provinces and submitted its evaluation and recommendations to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
He said an earlier security evaluation made recommendations similar to other security-related agencies, including the Interior Ministry, which proposed that the emergency decree was no longer necessary in three northeastern provinces--Nakhon Ratchasima, Udon Thani and Khon Kaen--but it should be continued in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Pathum Thani.
However, he hinted at a possible adjustment after the weekly Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Asked whether the emergency decree in Bangkok and nearby provinces would be enforced until the New Year, he said it was possible, or "until next year."
Mr Thawin said that the recent bombings in Bangkok should be clearly defined whether which were motivated by personal conflicts and which were politically related.
He did not rule out more bombings in the future and called on the authorities to do their best to prevent the incidents.
The imposition of emergency decree in seven provinces will expire on Oct 5. It has been in force in Bangkok and outlying provinces since early April, followed its use in the northern and northeastern provinces to maintain law and order after some members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) engaged in violence.
The special security law bans groups of over five persons from holding political gatherings--or face detention for 30 days without the need of being charged.
Earlier Tuesday National Police Chief Pol Gen Wichean Potephosree led high-ranking police officers to brief the Cabinet on the recent bombings in Bangkok. (MCOT online news)
Mr Thawin said the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) had reviewed the application of the emergency decree in Bangkok and six other provinces and submitted its evaluation and recommendations to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
He said an earlier security evaluation made recommendations similar to other security-related agencies, including the Interior Ministry, which proposed that the emergency decree was no longer necessary in three northeastern provinces--Nakhon Ratchasima, Udon Thani and Khon Kaen--but it should be continued in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Pathum Thani.
However, he hinted at a possible adjustment after the weekly Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Asked whether the emergency decree in Bangkok and nearby provinces would be enforced until the New Year, he said it was possible, or "until next year."
Mr Thawin said that the recent bombings in Bangkok should be clearly defined whether which were motivated by personal conflicts and which were politically related.
He did not rule out more bombings in the future and called on the authorities to do their best to prevent the incidents.
The imposition of emergency decree in seven provinces will expire on Oct 5. It has been in force in Bangkok and outlying provinces since early April, followed its use in the northern and northeastern provinces to maintain law and order after some members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) engaged in violence.
The special security law bans groups of over five persons from holding political gatherings--or face detention for 30 days without the need of being charged.
Earlier Tuesday National Police Chief Pol Gen Wichean Potephosree led high-ranking police officers to brief the Cabinet on the recent bombings in Bangkok. (MCOT online news)
