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FILE - In this Tuesday, May 20, 2014 file photo, Thai Army Chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-Ocha greets back his junior upon his arrival at army club for a meeting with high ranking officials after declaring martial law in Bangkok, Thailand. The general who led the military takeover of Thailand is known as an ardent defender of the monarchy, an adversary of the former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at the center of the nation’s political crisis, and a prickly personality prone to snap at unwanted questions. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2014 file photo, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, front, rides on a jeep after inspecting the troops to celebrate the Thai Armed Foces Day at a military barrack on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The general who led the military takeover of Thailand is known as an ardent defender of the monarchy, an adversary of the former prime minister at the center of the nation’s political crisis, and a prickly personality prone to snap at unwanted questions. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)

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National Edition News cover for May 23, 2014 - Thai general on bloodless coup: ‘Don’t panic’: Thai soldiers stand guard in front of the Democracy Monument after the coup Thursday, May 22, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's military seized power Thursday in a bloodless coup, dissolving the government, suspending the constitution and dispersing groups of protesters from both sides of the country's political divide who had gathered in Bangkok and raised fears of a violent showdown. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)