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Sonthi says more coups possible unless charter states military role

Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin, chairman of the Council for National Security, Saturday indicated that more coups could happen in the future because the new draft constitution did not state the military role.

Giving a speech at the fair to promote democrachy, Sonthi said the military role should be stated clearly in the constitution.

He said the new draft constitution and the 1997 constitution did not mention the military role at all.

He said if the military role was stated in the charter, it could prevent a coup.

He said some political parties in the past tried to suppress the military role, prompting the military to vent out by staging coups.

The Nation