Monday, March 28, 2011

Now that Syria announces state of emergency lifted after 48 years

Madrid .- The Minister of Syrian Presidency Press, Bouthaina Shaaban, announced in a statement to the Qatari Al-Jazeera the next lift the emergency law, but no specific deadlines. When asked about the possible lifting of the state of emergency, which the president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad had speculated, the presidential adviser said "of course." However, Shaaban would not give deadlines for action.

The emergency law in force since 1963, date in which Assad's Baath party took power in a coup. The repeal of this legislation has been one of the main demands of protesters in recent days have taken to the streets in several Syrian cities to demand more political freedom. In particular, limits public gatherings, political activities and authorizes the arrest of suspects or to endanger the safety "as well as listening and questioning.

It also establishes prior censorship by the authorities to newspapers and other media.

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