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Egypt to partially lift emergency rule
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CAIRO: Egypt's military ruler said the country's decades-old state of emergency will be lifted on Wednesday except in cases of fighting "thuggery," and rights groups swiftly slammed the move as cosmetic.
"I have taken a decision to end the state of emergency, in all parts of the country, except in fighting acts of thuggery, starting on the morning of January 25, 2012," Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi said Tuesday in a televised address.
The partial lifting of the emergency law, which gives police wide powers of arrest and suspends constitutional rights, coincides with the first anniversary of the uprising that brought down president Hosni Mubarak.
But the inclusion of the term "thuggery" is controversial, with activists repeatedly accusing the ruling military of using the term loosely to stifle political dissent.
"For all purposes, the state of emergency has not been lifted," said Hossam Bahgat, Director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR).
The term thuggery "is now being instrumentalised," he told AFP. "It will allow police to use their powers to search and detain anyone suspected of being a thug. 'Thuggery' does not refer to any recognisable criminal offence."
Egyptians have been living under emergency law continuously since president Anwar Sadat had been assassinated in 1981 and Mubarak took power.
In September the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) widened the scope of the emergency law -- restricted in 2010 to narcotics and terrorism -- to strikes, traffic disruption and the spreading of rumours.
Tantawi's announcement comes on the eve of mass protests planned in Cairo to continue to press for democratic change.
The SCAF has grandiose celebrations including parades and fireworks displays lined up for Wednesday to mark one year since the launch of the revolt that forced Mubarak to step down after three decades in power.
But activists say the journey to democratic rule is far from over and have called for nationwide street protests on Wednesday to keep pushing for change.
They accuse the SCAF, and its chief Tantawi, of cracking down on dissent, reneging on promises of reform and violating human rights.
The lifting of the emergency law has been a key demand of protesters who have been taking to the streets for a year.
Bahgat says it is now up to the new parliament to push for an end to the emergency rule. (AFP)
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مصر: حسني مبارک کيخلاف بغاوت کے آغاز کي پہلي سالگرہ
قاہرہ … معزول صدر حسني مبارک کے خلاف بغاوت کے آغاز کي آج پہلي سالگرہ کے موقع پر مصر کي حکمراں فوجي کونسل نے ملک ميں عشروں سے نافذ ہنگامي حالت ختم کرنے کااعلان کردياہے.حسني مبارک کے خلاف بغاوت کو ايک برس مکمل ہونے پر ہزاروں افرادقاہرہ کے تحريرچوک پر جمع ہيں.پچھلے برس يہاں جمع ہونے والے جمہوريت پسند مظاہرين کا سب سے اہم مطالبہ ہنگامي حالت کافوري خاتمہ تھا.مصر ميں سابق صدر انورسادات کے 19سو 81 ميں قتل کے بعد سے ہنگامي حالت نافذتھي. اور حکمراں سپريم کونسل نے اس قانون کادائرہ انسدادمنشيات اوردہشتگردي کيخلاف اقدامات سے بڑھاکر اس ميں ہڑتاليوں اور غلط معلومات فراہم کرنيوالوں کيخلاف کارروائي بھي شامل کرلي گئي تھي.فيلڈ مارچ محمد حسين تنتاوي نے قوم کے نام پيغام ميں کہا کہ ملک بھرميں ايمرجنسي ختم کي گئي ہے.
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