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Turbulent Thailand

Thailand prime minister warns of harsher clampdown

Prayuth statement paves way for tougher law enforcement beyond rubber bullets

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha greets supporters near the Grand Palace in Bangkok on October 23, 2020.   © Reuters

BANGKOK -- Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has warned pro-democracy protesters to expect harsher police tactics in the days ahead.

"It will be necessary for the government and the concerned security agencies to enhance our measures by enforcing all the pertaining laws against protesters who violate the law or infringe on the rights and freedoms of other citizens," the prime minister wrote in a statement released on Thursday.

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