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Thai coup leaders dissolve Senate, adding to power

By Washington Examiner
Published May 24, 2014 12:49pm ET
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Thai coup leaders dissolve Senate, adding to power
An anti-coup protester, second left, is detained by Thai police officers during a protest on a street in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, May 24, 2014. Thailand's coup leaders said Saturday that they would keep former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders detained for up to a week to give them "time to think" and to keep the country calm. They also summoned outspoken academics to report to the junta. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn) | Wason Wanichakorn

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s coup leaders say they are dissolving the country’s Senate and will assume all lawmaking power.

Saturday’s announcement, which was read out on television, strips away the last democratic institution in the country two days after the military seized power.

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