Thai opposition leader says military-drafted charter should be rejected


  • World
  • Monday, 11 Apr 2016

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai opposition leader warned the ruling junta on Monday that his followers would reject in an August vote a military-drafted constitution, which critics say would enshrine the generals' domination of politics.

The military seized power in May 2014, overthrowing an elected government, saying it needed to steer the country out of a decade of fractious and at times violent politics.

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