Um, this is South East Asia, the passing of a law and the enforcement of it are two very different things. Some monarchs in SEA used to be able to murder people on the street without prosecution (and did so) until just recently if I’m not mistaken. There is a huge divide between law and enforcement. In all likelihood this is simply an effort to pass the most draconian law possible so that the govt can selectively imprison anti-state agents at will in the future. They are casting a large net to allow unlimited judicial reach in the future. I would be surprised if this law would be enforced in even 0.01% of the violations that will occur. It is likely just a hedge against very specific anti-state actors in the future. That would be my bet. Still a blank check for the military coup. Could be proved wrong.
Totally agree with bheerssen
