STATE OF EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
Government urged to release details of draft security rules
Civil-society organisations expressed their concern about draft state of emergency draft regulations on Wednesday. Right to Know (R2K), which advocates state transparency, urged the government to reveal details of the regulations, which it labelled "draconian". Business Day understands that the draft stemmed from a continuing initiative of the justice, crime prevention and security cluster, which began its work in 2016. While the Presidency has denied being behind the regulations, undertakings by cluster departments to release information on it have not been honoured. The draft regulations, which were first reported on by Rapport on Sunday and released to the public by R2K on Tuesday, detail guidelines for the conduct and powers of security and emergency personnel to restore peace and order during a state of emergency. The guidelines include use of force against individuals not adhering to instructions of members of the security service and the fining or imprisonment of individuals ...
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