They are shown in remarkable detail in Paul Chambers’ recent book Praetorian Kingdom: A History of Military Ascendancy in Thailand. At Prachatai, there’s a story regarding the “unprecedented rejection by the Privy Council of a decree to dissolve parliament…”. There was a debate “regarding an Acting PM’s authority to dissolve parliament…. The complexity escalated when the Privy Council, the personal advisory body to the Thai King, rejected a draft royal decree submitted by … Phumtham…”. The Privy Council returned the decree… citing procedural concerns and the unresolved legal controversy over an Acting PM’s authority.