Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted yesterday that national security should be part of the reconciliation process as he confirmed the nomination of Deputy Defence Minister Chaichan Changmongkol as one of two government representatives on the proposed reconciliation panel.
Chaichan: To give security analysis
Gen Prayut said he nominated Gen Chaichan because he believed the views of security officials should be heard.
He did not expect Gen Chaichan’s participation to cause any divisions, saying: “I think we should explain and listen to each other, so a security authority representative should take part.”
The PM denied that any changes had been made to the list of government representatives.
It had been reported that the government had named Terdpong Chaiyanant, a Democrat Party MP, and Suporn Atthawong, vice minister to the Prime Minister’s Office, as its…
