Sutin said that providing protection to Royal Family members was the top priority of the armed forces, but there was already the Royal Thai Police and a special agency of His Majesty in charge of the security for the King and Royal Family members.
“If it is too much for the two agencies to handle, the armed forces are ready to step in to help,” Sutin said.
He said intelligence agencies of the military also monitor moves of the activists and the military would do all in its capacity to prevent similar incidents from happening.
Sutin said the armed forces could make their stand on the issue within the legal framework and military discipline.
“During the past few days, the armed forces have properly expressed their stand. We won’t step over the line to intimidate or violate people’s rights. We have to take these two issues into account,” Sutin said.
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