Kowit Wattana

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Kowit Wattana (Thai:โกวิท วัฒนะ) is the Police Comissioner-General of Thailand. Following the 2006 coup d'état, Kowit was named third chief deputy of the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy.[1] On 22 September, the Council gave Police General Wattana absolute power over all police matters. He was also made Chair of a new National Police Commission. The Commission will be assigned to amend the 2004 National Police Bill over the next year; the Bill had been originally been approved by the elected Parliament. Under the pre-coup legal framework, the Premier had been responsible for Chairing the Commission.[2] So far, two members of the new police comission have been announced, Pol Gen Phatcharawat Wongsuwan and Pol Gen Issaraphan Sanitwong.[3] He was replaced by Seripisut Temiyavet.

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  1. ^ The Bangkok Post, Top generals all in, 20 September 2006
  2. ^ The Bangkok Post, "Coup leader gets full police powers", 22 October 2006
  3. ^ 27 September 2006, The Nation Two new police commission members appointed
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