Syrian government lifts emergency law, approves bill regulating peaceful demos and abolishes state court

In an exceptional move, Syrian authorities lifted on Tuesday the emergency law and approved a bill regulating demonstrations throughout the country.

In this context, the official news agency SANA reported that the Syrian government approved a bill to annul the decades-old emergency law.

According to SANA, the cabinet also approved a bill to abolish the Higher State Security Court and another bill regulating the right to peaceful protest.

Meanwhile, the state of chaos in Syria proceeds as "criminal groups" spread around various Syrian provinces and escalate their crimes against citizens.

Syrian Brigadier Khodir al-Talawi was targeted along with his two sons and nephew on Sunday, the Syrian Official News Agency reported.

SANA quoted Director of the National Hospital in Homs, Dr. Ghassan Tanous who regarded the scene as inhumane, stating that the martyrs’ bodies were disfigured after death using sharp tools.

Since the anarchic acts began, Syrian Policemen, army, and public have been the main targets to the “Salafi” armed groups, according an Interior Ministry statement which described their movement as "mutiny".

Army Colonel Moin Mihla, Major Iyad Harfoush, and various young men were shot to death, while Dozens of Syrian police members were injured due to attacks in the past two days.

The ministry statement pointed out that “these armed groups have committed vicious crimes that the law would punish for with the strongest penalties.”

The statement added that these groups "seek to spread chaos and terrify the Syrian people under the claim of demanding reform and freedom".

It finally called on the citizens to present available information on the “terrorists” and their locations.