A woman looks at her mobile phone while waiting inside a train station in Bangkok, Thailand September 11, 2015. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
BANGKOK: A new scheme that would allow Thai police to intercept telephone calls in national security cases has been put forward to cabinet for approval, police said on Aug 11, a move that has alarmed rights groups.
The move aims to give police the authority to wiretap communication by amending a 1934 Criminal Procedure Code and is the latest security measure rolled out by the military government which took power following a 2014 coup.
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