“Somsak” revealed that he proposed to the Cabinet to renew the Emergency Decree for southern border provinces for 3 months, along with reducing the use of the Security Act in some areas.
Mr. Somsak Thepsuthin, Deputy Prime Minister As the Chairman of the Emergency Situation Management Committee (GPF), he said before the Cabinet (Cabinet) meeting about the progress in expanding the declaration of emergency situation in the southern border provinces that he will present it to the Cabinet (Cabinet) meeting. ) to extend the enforcement period The Emergency Decree on Public Administration in the Southern Border Provinces will be extended for another 3 months between 20 Oct. 2023 – 19 Jan. 2024, but will reduce the number of districts in which 3 districts have been enacted. Ministry of Emergency Situation uses the Security Act. Instead of Krong Pinang District, Yala Province, Thung Yang Daeng District, Pattani Province and Yi Ngo District, Narathiwat Province.
“As for Si Sakhon District, Narathiwat Province, it will revert to using the Emergency Decree. After looking at the data and statistics If the Sri Sakhon District area is not announced, all other areas will have to be canceled. We have to believe that statistics will standardize our ideas, not imagine and assume. However, if the situation in the area is normal until the new year. There is a tendency to reduce the area to another 5-10 districts, which will meet again after the new year. But all of this is up to the Cabinet to consider. Which according to the law can be extended for no more than 3 months at a time,” Mr. Somsak said.
When asked whether the fighting situation in Israel would affect events in the three southern border provinces, Mr. Somsak said that he had not taken this issue into consideration or made a decision. But according to legal regulations As for the concept of amending the Security Act In order to replace the Emergency Decree in the future, we would like to collect information for study during the next 3 months.
Source: Thai News Agency