Egypt to end 31-year-long state of emergency (mostly)
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16704551[/url]
[quote=BBC News][b]Egypt's military ruler has said that the decades-old state of emergency will be lifted on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the start of uprising against former President Hosni Mubarak.[/b]
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi made the announcement in a televised address.
[b]However, he said the state of emergency would still apply in "certain cases".[/b]
Egypt has been governed under emergency law almost continuously since 1967, and without interruption since the 1981 assassination of President Anwar Sadat.
It gave the authorities extensive powers to suspend basic rights, such as prohibiting protests, censoring the media, monitoring personal communications, and detaining people indefinitely without charge.[/quote]
That was one serious fucking emergency
There's hope yet.
This is good, very good.
Saying "certain cases" without explaining what kind of cases makes me feel as if they're simply saying they're no longer in a state of emergency, but will still act as if nothing changed.
Still, I'm going to be optimistic for this.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;34374137]Saying "certain cases" without explaining what kind of cases makes me feel as if they're simply saying they're no longer in a state of emergency, but will still act as if nothing changed.
Still, I'm going to be optimistic for this.[/QUOTE]
Article updated
[quote]Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi said the law would still be applied in cases of "thuggery", without giving any details.
The military has used the term "thugs" to justify the crackdown on people demanding a return to civilian rule.[/quote]
Hmm
Thuggery is an irritatingly broad term, as well as terrorism and disturbance. They also seem to be the terms of choice for African dictatorships.
This is definitely progress for Egypt, with some caveats. Like the guy above me said, the part on thuggery being the biggest. "Thuggery" is one of those stupidly broad bullshit terms that are wheeled out when someone in power wants to go after someone who isn't in power and has no good reason to do so. I can easily see the Military commanders or others using this excessively against more outspoken protestors.
[quote]'Crimes of [b]thuggery'[/b][/quote]
lmao
Good to hear.
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