Egypt: 31-year-old Emergency Laws Lifted in some Cases

By Larry Habegger and Andrew Davis | Permalink | No Comments | January 25th, 2012 | Trackback

In a manner of speaking, military rulers have lifted the 31-year-old emergency laws that gave police far-reaching powers. The emergency powers can still be used to combat crimes committed by “thugs,” a term that the military failed to define. Rights groups and pro-democracy activists in the country have already voiced disdain for the declaration’s ambiguity. Though Egypt recently held its first freely-elected meeting of parliament in 60 years, tensions on the streets between activists, the military and religious figures remain high. Demonstrations are still prone to turn violent, and old sectarian rivalries are beginning to resurface.

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