Parliament to Extend Emergency Law
From Times Wire Reports
Egypt’s parliament agreed to extend for two more years an emergency law President Hosni Mubarak imposed after he took power in 1981.
The law, put in place after Islamic extremists killed Mubarak’s predecessor, Anwar Sadat, during a Cairo military parade, gives security forces broad powers to arrest and detain suspects.
The U.S. last year called on Mubarak to lift the law, which rights groups and Egypt’s opposition say has been abused.
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