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Thailand's ruling junta has lifted martial law after getting an approval from King Bhumibol Adulyadej to do so. The nation's coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha says he wants to invoke a controversial new order instead."We have lifted martial law around the country," the junta said in a televised statement on Wednesday."There is no need to use martial law anymore ... The king has allowed martial law to be lifted from April 1," said a Royal Gazette statement.Thailand's ubiquitous military staged a coup against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on May 22 last year after months of political turmoil and violent protests in the capital Bangkok that killed more than 30 people.On Tuesday, Thai Prime Minister and junta leader, Prayuth Chan-ocha, said he sought the 87-year-old Thai king's permission to lift the 10-month-old martial law. Prayuth, who is also head of the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), aims to replace the Martial Law Act of 1914 with Article 44 of the 2014 interim constitution, which would give the military-installed PM absolute authority over all aspects of the government, and would absolve him of any legal responsibility for his actions.Article 44 will allow also the Southeast Asian country's military to "catch anyone and hand them over to an investigation team," to support investigations and to search buildings in the interests of national security, according to the statement.
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