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Apr 02, 2016
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Thailand’s junta – the National Council for Peace and Order – has pushed through a new directive that essentially puts army second lieutenants in charge of the entire criminal and civil code, giving them the power to summon, arrest and detain suspects without search warrants and without court oversight.

The order was issued on March 29 by Prime Minister …

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