泰國軍方完全控制國家否認政變

Thailand's army chief says the military has taken over control of the country to help restore order and push through political reform.

General Prayuth Chan-Ocha made the announcement in a televised statement late Thursday.

The statement followed a second day of crisis talks Thursday with rival political parties.

General Prayuth declared martial law Tuesday, saying it was necessary to prevent violence and end a months-old political deadlock.

The talks apparently failed to achieve a compromise between the opposition and supporters of ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

The army had denied the martial law amounted to a coup, even though the move appeared to have severely limited the power of the interim government.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and several cabinet members were ousted by the Supreme Court this month for abuse of power.

A caretaker prime minister loyal to Mr. Thaksin has been named, but opposition protesters are demanding the entire government step aside.

Nearly 30 people have been killed during six months of anti-government protests.泰國陸軍司令巴育星期四晚上發表電視講話說，軍隊控制了國家，目的是恢復秩序，推動政治改革。

此前，對立的政黨間就目前危機已經進行了兩天會談。

巴育將軍星期二宣佈實行戒嚴，聲稱此舉對防止暴力和結束持續一個月的政治僵局是必要的。

前總理英拉的反對者和支持者的會談顯然未能達成妥協。

泰國軍方否認實行戒嚴相當於政變，但這一舉措看來嚴重限制了臨時政府的權力。

泰國最高法院這個月以濫用權力爲由解除了英拉和幾名內閣成員的職務，並任命了一個忠於他信的看守內閣總理，但是反對派抗議者要求政府集體下臺。

在泰國6個月的抗議活動中，有近30人死亡。