Monday, December 22, 2008

Chittagong Hill Tracts: Emergency Law Lifted...Too Late?

A presidential order to lift the emergency rule at one minute past midnight on Wednesday [17 December 2008] has gone through, Nur Mohammad, inspector general of police, said.

"There is no emergency after one minute past midnight [1801 GMT, Tuesday]," Mohammad said.

Emergency laws had been in force since January 11, 2007, after months of violent political strikes across the country. >more>http://www.unpo.org/content/view/9030/102/

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