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Egypt dissolves notorious internal security agency
Egypt's Interior Minister Mansour al-Issawi has dissolved its internal security agency, which had been blamed for decades of human rights abuses.The State Security Investigation Service (SSIS) will be replaced with a new "National Security Force". The new agency would be tasked with "protecting the domestic front and combating terrorism", Mr Issawi said. The actions of the SSIS helped ignite the popular uprising that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak last month. Its agents were accused of using violence to try to stop the protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square. At least 365 people died in the 18 days of unres Posted by: tipper 2011-03-15 |
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