BANGKOK, June 4 — The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) said there were attempts to discredit the armed forces via social media following the May 22 coup.
Speaking at a daily press briefing at the Government House, Army deputy spokesperson Col Winthai Suwaree said there were users of social networks spreading distorted information to tarnish the military.
Col Winthai said one of the reports claimed that a group of undercover soldiers abused their power by raiding people’s houses, and he denied such incidents.
He said if soldiers were to search homes, they would wear uniforms and conduct the search in cooperation with police and administrative officers.
The army spokesperson also said that the majority of Thailand’s joint military exercises with other counties remained intact following the coup. Only the United States and Australia have postponed military programmes with Thailand.
He also declined to answer questions from journalists of when an interim Constitution would be drafted.
