Statement on the issuance of a new law to combat terrorism

President Hosni Mubarak's announcement of his intention to cancel the emergency law and issue a new anti-terrorism law raised the concern of the Maat Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Studies. While the abolition of the emergency law remained a requirement for all national forces, the coupling of this with the issuance of another emergency law was disappointing, whatever the justifications and reasons.

The fact that British Prime Minister Tony Blair persuaded the British House of Commons to issue an anti-terror law following the recent London bombings does not mean that Egypt would do the same thing after the Sharm el-Sheikh bombings, and between the two, there is no keeping pace with the civilized world.

Hence, the Maat Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Studies believes that there is no need to issue a new anti-terrorism law when the emergency law is canceled. The General Penal Code and its provisions are sufficient. The recent events that took place in Sharm el-Sheikh should be an impetus to quickly take real reconciliation steps between The government and all sects of the people to get out of the state of political tension in the country and the immediate release of all political detainees and prisoners of conscience, so that the people unite with their leadership to protect their land, security, and future from any intent or greedy who wants to obtain from him whoever he is.

The Maat Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Studies stresses that it is not permissible for people to be tried for their ideas or detained without real charge or without trial.

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