BANGKOK, Feb 11 — Thailand's Army has invited military attaches from 25 countries for a briefing about the political situation in Thailand following the May 22 military takeover.
Lt Gen Supakorn Sanguanchartsorakrai, deputy army chief-of-staff, chaired the meeting at the army headquarters today.
He told a press conference that the meeting was aimed at fostering a common understanding about the political situation in Thailand.
At the meeting, the attaches raised their concerns and the army provided them with explanations, he said.
Gen Supakorn said some attaches understood the position of the Army in maintaining the martial law to ensure security in the country.
In a related development, Col Winthai Suvaree, Royal Thai Army spokesman, said the army will hold a press conference to clarify to the public about the indictment against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra over the controversial rice-pledging scheme.
The Attorney General is set to file a criminal lawsuit against the former premier with the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions later this month. (MCOT online news)
