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| Thailand to extend emergency law in the south |
| 2009-01-20 |
| The Thai cabinet on Tuesday decides to extend the emergency decree for another three months in the unrest southern provinces starting Jan. 19 to April 18, 2009. The decree, which has been extended 14 times since October 2005,comes up for the cabinet to approve every three months. The law allows authorities to seize suspects and keep them under detention without charges, and provide immunity to security personnel engaged in such operations. However, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said "We will soon not to rely on the emergency decree to bring peace to the south" at a gala dinner organized by the Foreign Correspondents' club of Thailand recently. |
| Posted by:ryuge |