Egypt lifts emergency law except in cases of ‘thuggery’ – Alaska Dispatch

Egypt's military ruler announced yesterday that he would lift Egypt’s hated emergency law – except in cases of "thuggery," which rights activists say leaves a loophole for police to continue to use exceptional powers to arrest and detain civilians without cause.
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