After the coup, political power was transferred from politicians to the military and the bureaucracy, he said. Prayut, like junta leaders before him is trying to transform the NCPO organisation into a political party, said Chambers. This new military political party model follows the Myanmar military model – to stand behind a political party nominee but also to oust elected governments if need be, he said. Prayut, last November, invoked his sweeping powers under Section 44 to amend the internal security legislation. He set up the Internal Security Administration Committee to help the Internal Security Operation Command deal with domestic threats.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 20, 2018 18:00 UTC