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CAPO terminated,
martial law imposed
The Royal Thai Army has imposed martial law and
terminated the Center for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO),
pulling all the center’s forces to the newly established Center for the
Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES).
The Army early morning May 20 declared martial law throughout the
nation, shortly before it released its second announcement establishing
the CRES in place of the CAPO.
Both announcements, signed by Army Chief General Prayuth Chan-Ocha, have
invoked Sections 2 and 6 of the Martial Law, B.E. 2457, with the
following effects: First, the Center for Resolution of Emergency
Situation or CRES shall be established, with the army chief acting as
its director.
Second, the Center for the Administration of Peace and Order, earlier
established under the declaration of the Emergency Decree on April 28th,
2014, shall be terminated. The center is to cease all operations as of
May 20th, 2014 at 3 AM. All of the police and military forces appointed
to the center are to return to their respective units. In addition, the
CRES is now in command of the Royal Thai Police, all of the 3 armed
forces and the Interior Ministry as well as all other related government
units.
The Army has, however, insisted that its declaration of martial law is
not a Coup d’état, urging the public to go on with their lives. (NNT)
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