Army chief Gen Narongphan Jitkaewthae has ordered a probe into a report of soldiers interfering in the Democrat Party’s preparations for a by-election in Chumphon, said army deputy spokeswoman Sirichan Ngathong.
Narongphan: Orders urgent inquiry
Gen Narongphan said he had been informed of the Democrat concern and instructed 4th Army Region commander Lt Gen Kriangkrai Srilak to gather the facts as a matter of urgency.
If any army personnel were involved, they will face the music for violating disciplinary rules and the law, Col Sirichan said, adding that the army is a state agency which must strictly remain neutral in elections.
She was responding to claims by Democrat spokesman Ramet Rattanachaweng that a senior-ranking army officer with the alias “Seh Tor” has led a team of about 100 soldiers in Constituency 1 in Chumphon where a by-election has been called.
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