Govt promises left unkeptWhen the Prayut Chan-o-cha government first invoked the emergency decree last March to curb the Covid-19 outbreak, it strenuously promised the draconian law, as well as other health legislation, wouldn't be used against the pro-democracy movement. There is no surprise, though, given the fact that this government has already broken so many promises. Like other political parties, the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) made the amendment of the supreme law its election campaign promise. Gen Prayut made the promise in a nationally televised address, fully realising that the changes would help ease political conflicts. A member of Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) noted that keeping the emergency law in place given the low rate of Covid-19 is absurd.

Source: Bangkok Post March 29, 2021 22:41 UTC