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Thai Military Detains Ex-Cabinet Minister BANGKOK — Thailands ruling military has detained a minister in the ousted government, minutes after he denounced last weeks coup as illegitimate Soldiers burst into the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand Tuesday and took former education minister Chaturon Chaisang, who had just given a talk. Chaturon had defied the junta’s order to surrender under martial law. Speaking to journalists minutes before he was taken away, Chaturon insisted it was legitimate for anyone to peacefully demonstrate or speak out against the coup - acts also deemed illegal by those now in control. Coup detat is not a solution to the problems or conflicts in Thai society but will make the conflicts even worse, he said..It is also a great concern that if those with authority cannot handle the problems well, it may lead to violence and greater losses. The army seized power Thursday, saying the move was necessary to end violence, restore public order and carry out political reform. Chaturon, an ally of Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a 2006 coup, disputed that the military intends to carry out true political reform. Rather, he said, it intends to put a system into place ensuring only those favored by the elite, the military and the royalists will be able to govern the kingdom. Army Col. Werachon Sukondhapatipak, a spokesman for the National Council for Peace and Order, was asked during a VOA interview shortly after Chaturon’s remark whether the junta believes the billionaire former prime minister’s influence is the root cause of Thailand’s troubles. “That is the main reason that caused the fundamental problem of Thailand,” he said. The coup leader, army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha, is now running not only the country’s military, but all the instruments of government. Werachon said the military does not have a timetable for return to civilian rule and elections. “If suppose we had a magic medicine to fix all the problems in Thailand within one wee