Opposition targets law to boost LAOs

Opposition targets law to boost LAOs

Decentralisation bid to launch in April

The pro-democracy Progressive Movement is launching a sign-up campaign in April aimed at reforming a power decentralisation law it calls “backwards”.

Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, secretary-general of the Progressive Movement, said the campaign will be underway from April 1–June 30.

If more than 100,000 people show support for decentralisation by signing up, a motion will be raised in parliament to allow Mr Piyabutr and movement founder Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit to explain the issue in front of lawmakers in the chamber, possibly in November.

Mr Piyabutr said the current power decentralisation law was based on a concept laid out by the coup-maker National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).

Under the…