Thailand's Army Chief Summons Country's Leaders

Thailand's Army Chief Summons Country's Leaders To Resolve Conflict Following The Announcement Of Martial Law

Thailand's army chief, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, summoned the country’s political leaders, members of its election commission and senators on Wednesday to discuss a solution to the ongoing political crisis.
According to local news reports, the army chief slated the meeting for all rival parties at 1:30 p.m. local time (2:30 a.m. EDT), following the imposition of martial law in the country Tuesday after months of political turmoil. Nearly 28 people have been killed and 700 have been injured since last November in riots, which have intensified after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and nine of her ministers were dismissed on May 7 by a constitutional court, which found them guilty of abusing power. "General Prayuth [Chan-ocha] has called a meeting at the Army Club with all sides to talk about ways out of the country's crisis," Winthai Suvaree, deputy army spokesperson, told Reuters. However, interim Prime Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan will not attend the meeting on Wednesday but a separate meeting will be slotted with him later, Al Jazeera reported.