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June 14th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “The minister of justice allows commissioned and non-commissioned officers of the military police and military intelligence…the power to legally detain non-military citizens involved in criminal activity,” the ministry said in a statement issued on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
The decree restored the powers created by the 31-year-old state of emergency law that had expired two weeks ago. It allows crackdown on — what is deemed as — resistance against authorities, halting traffic, damaging buildings, and harming government security internally and externally among other actions frowned upon by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF).
It will remain in effect at least until a new constitution is written.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a security official said that the decree is meant to allow security forces to arrest peaceful demonstrators.
Egyptian rights activists said the decision proves that the SCAF is determined to tighten its grip on power after a new president is elected.
Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohammed Morsi will face Mubarak-era Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq in a run-off election on June 16 and 17.
The decision is likely to infuriate activists who have campaigned for years to end the state of emergency, which granted the Egyptian former regime’s security forces extensive powers, including the right to detain suspects without trial.
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