BANGKOK, Jan 28 — Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he was disappointed that US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel apparently did not understand the situation in Thailand, basing his stance on the impeachment of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra on one-sided stories although his government had tried to explain.
Gen Prayut said that the United States should consider the political context of Thailand.
He said the National Legislative Assembly in impeaching Ms Yingluck exercised its parliamentary duty according to law and the country's justice system is functioning. He rejected the suggestion that there were attempts to persecute people from any particular family.
Gen Prayut said that the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) would summon 'for attitudinal discussions' former foreign minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul and others whose political comments threatened the state and incited disorder.
If they continued with their actions, the NCPO would prohibit them from leaving the country and check the sources of their funds, the prime minister said.
He said the NCPO had not summoned Ms Yingluck because he still honoured her as a former prime minister. (MCOT online news)
