Thailand’s army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha appointed himself acting prime minister and summoned 114 prominent political figures to a meeting, after seizing power in a coup that has sparked an international outcry.
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Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and members of her family were detained by Thailand's military government after they summoned her and other ministers for talks.
Also summoned were key members of Ms Yingluck’s ousted Pheu Thai party, officials of the opposition Democrat party and former high-ranking soldiers and police with political affiliations.
