Candidates, especially those with anti-conscription messages, told to stay away from conscription draws
The Fourth Army is prohibiting political parties from campaigning at restricted areas inside conscription venues, said its commander Lt Gen Santi Sakultanak.
The move follows reports about MP candidates from the Move Forward Party (MFP) holding rallies and criticising conscription at the venues where the annual conscription is under way.
Scrapping military conscription is one of Move Forward’s key policies. The party promises to end it in a year if elected to power.
The Thai Sang Thai Party also says conscription should be abolished in favour of voluntary enlistment and better military welfare.
Lt Gen Santi said all observers, including election candidates, are not allowed in the area where the conscription draw is being held as…
