Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan on Tuesday urged the nation's army to act within the "constitution", in an official statement giving his first reaction to the military's declaration of martial law.
"Any actions need to follow a peaceful path, without violence, discrimination and with equality based on the rule of law," the statement, attributed to the premier, said. It added that the military "must proceed under the constitution".
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