Thai ex-PM to be held for a week, Senate dissolved
泰國前總統被拘留一周 議會解散

Thailand’s army leaders say former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders will continue to be detained for up to a week, in order to give them "time to think" and to restore calm in the country.

An army spokesman said that all those detained were being well-treated and that the military’s goal was to achieve a political compromise. The spokesman later said that "at least 100" people were in custody, but he could not provide exact numbers or names.

The military leaders also summoned 35 other people, including more politicians, political activists and, for the first time, outspoken academics. On Saturday, the ruling military council also dissolved the Senate. The moves appear aimed at consolidating power and preventing any high-profile figures from rallying opposition to the military, which seized power Thursday.