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  • 4 months ago
Another State of Emergency has taken effect and again without a curfew.

Parliament will have to sit within the next 15 days if it is to be extended.
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00:00evoking feelings of deja vu the nation awakes to yet another state of emergency
00:06this comes just three months after the december 30th 2024 state of emergency was lifted
00:13on april 13th this time around it comes under a new police commissioner alastair guevaro
00:19and a new government as well as a new prime minister it was revealed at 6 30 a.m accompanied
00:25by a statement from commissioner guevaro who justified his call for an soe saying it was
00:31based on a threat posed by a criminal syndicate the proclamation was signed by president christine
00:37kangaroo on thursday making the soe effective as of 12 1 a.m on friday now according to the
00:45constitution a state of emergency can be declared when there is a threat to public safety the
00:50proclamation made by the president must be delivered within three days to the speaker of the house of
00:55representatives unless revoked it will remain in effect for a period of 15 days before its
01:02expiration the proclamation may be extended by resolution by a simple majority in the house of
01:08representatives for an initial period not exceeding three months this can happen twice so that the
01:16aggregate does not exceed six months thereafter it may be extended for three month periods but
01:23in that case it must have the support of three-fifths of the both houses of parliament the 2025
01:30regulations somewhat mimic the 2024 edition save and accept for the gun amnesty which is absent
01:37the regulations bar legal entitlements aside from rare cases which in the president's discretion someone
01:44has suffered loss or damage due to the soe under the soe police officers can stop and search any person
01:52in the street or public police can enter and search any premises vehicle or vessel without a search
01:59warrant police officers can also without a warrant arrest anyone who has acted or is about to act in a
02:06manner which can affect public safety persons can be detained for a period exceeding 48 hours but not
02:14more than seven days only with the authority of a magistrate or an officer above the rank of assistant
02:21superintendent members of the defense force also have powers of police officers under the state of
02:27emergency and no person is allowed to make public statements which can influence public opinion in a
02:34matter which can affect public safety or which can affect public safety or wish you to worry rubner on tv6 news
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