DHAKA: A panel appointed by Thailand’s military government to draft a new Constitution has proposed a two-year political ban for junta members to prevent them ‘hogging power’.

The chairman said on Thursday, reports The Straits Times.

The army seized power on May 22 last year in a bid to restore order after months of street protests and political infighting in which nearly 30 people were killed.

The ban would take effect for members of the so-called National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).

‘We will recommend that they are not allowed to enter politics for two years after the new constitution is endorsed because we are afraid about power hogging and conflicts of interest,’ panel chairman Jate Thonavanik told reporters.

BDST: 1518 HRS, MAR 05, 2015