태국 군사지도자들은 지난 19일 탁신 시나와트라 총리의 정부를 축출한 군사 쿠데타 후 무효화시킨 헌법에 대체할 잠정헌법을 거의 성안한 것으로 알려졌습니다.
태국의 군사 지도자들이 빠르면 25일까지 잠정헌법을 내놓을 수 있을 것이라고 태국의 언론 매체들이 23일 말했습니다.
한편 군사 지도자들은 기자들에게 이번 주의 군사 쿠데타에 관해 보도하면서 태국 왕국을 비방한 외국인 기자들에 대해 모종의 조치를 취할 계획이라고 밝혔습니다.
군사 지도자들은 이들이 무엇을 위반했고, 또 군사 지도자들이 어떤 조치를 취할 것인지에 관해서는 구체적으로 밝히지 않았습니다.
한편 태국 남부에서 폭탄이 터져 경찰관 4명이 부상했습니다. 군사 쿠데타로 탁신 치나왓 총리가 실각한 이후 분쟁 지역인 태국 남부에서 공격이 벌어지기는 이번이 처음입니다.
당국자들은 경찰관들이 파타니 주에서 바지랄롱콘 왕세자의 23일 방문에 앞서 보안 준비를 하던 중, 길가에 설치된 폭탄 한 개가 터졌다고 말했습니다.
쿠데타 지도자인 손디 분야랏글린 장군은 이슬람 교도로서는 처음으로 불교 국가인 태국에서 육군 총사령관을 맡았습니다.
앞서 손디 장군은 지난 2년 간 천 3백명 이상의 목숨을 앗아간 태국 남부 지역의 분쟁을 해결하는 임무를 맡았습니다.
한편, 지난 22일 방콕에서는 약 100명의 시위자들이 대중 집회 금지 조치를 무시하고 이번 군사 쿠데타를 비민주적이라고 비난하는 시위를 벌였습니다.
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Reports from Thailand say military leaders have nearly completed an interim constitution to temporarily replace the one set aside after this week's coup ousting the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Media reports from the Thai capital, Bangkok, say the military leaders could be ready to present the interim constitution as early as Monday.
Meanwhile, the military leaders have told reporters they plan to take action against foreign journalists they say have insulted the Thai monarchy in their reporting of this week's coup. They did not specify which journalists had committed the offenses, what the offenses were, or what kind of action the military leaders would take.
Also today, four police officers in southern Thailand were wounded in a bomb explosion, the first attack in the country's volatile south since Tuesday's coup.
Authorities say the officers were preparing security in Pattani province ahead of a visit today (Saturday) by Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, when a bomb hidden along the roadside exploded.
Four police officers in southern Thailand have been injured in a bomb explosion, the first attack in the country's volatile south since a military coup overthrew Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's government.
Authorities say the officers were preparing security in Pattani province ahead of a visit today (Saturday) by Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, when a bomb hidden along the roadside exploded.
Coup leader General Sondhi Boonyaratglin is the first Muslim to head the Thai army. He was previously tasked with resolving the conflict that has claimed more than 13-hundred lives in the last two years.
Friday, about 100 protesters in Bangkok defied a ban on public gatherings to denounced as undemocratic the military coup that overthrew Thailand's government this week. Police took no action against them.
The demonstration was the first minor incident of discontent reported since Tuesday's non-violent coup. A new poll released shows a large majority of Thais --- some 80-percent --- approved the coup because it ended months of political turmoil.
Coup leaders have banned all public gatherings of five or more people, including political activities. Thailand's coup leaders have also appointed an nine-member anti-corruption body to investigate alleged graft under deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.