Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, today signed three decrees, including repealing a state of emergency in force since 1963, a major opposition demands. Al Asad also approved the elimination of the High Court of State Security and backed a new law guaranteeing the right to hold peaceful protests, Syrian television reported.
The repeal of emergency rule, which gave sweeping powers to security forces, was one of the main demands of the opposition in Syria. It is unknown whether, from the decree signed today by Al Bashar, a state of emergency is completely repealed or whether the standard needs to be ratified in Parliament, which, however, would be pure formality.
In late March, down by protests against his rule started in the middle of that month, Assad ordered the creation of a study team in order to prepare a standard by April 25 that would pave the way for the repeal of Emergency Law. On Tuesday, the newly appointed Syrian Executive gave the green light to the draft legislative decree that established the order of the State of Emergency, the phasing of the High Court of State Security and approved a bill to regulate "the right of citizens to demonstrate peacefully.
" The decision coincided with the death of thirty people during a series of riots earlier this week in the town of Homs, in central Iran. The state news agency SANA announced today that Assad had appointed a new governor in the province of Homs, Mustafa Gasal Abdelal, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a new police chief was appointed in the town of Banias after death five civilians.
What began as a series of sporadic protests across the country has intensified to the point that forced the resignation last March 29 Executive of Mohamed Naji Otri, replaced by a cabinet headed by former Agriculture Minister Adel Safar. A large part of the 23 million Syrians were born or raised under the strict control of the Emergency Law, which among other things has a strong oversight of media and allows arrests without warrants.
The Damascus regime has always argued that this derogation should be maintained by the technical state of war with Israel, and brought forward any anti-terrorism law to replace this standard and simply ordinary criminal code. According to Syrian officials, these are not the only reforms that will carry out the authorities.
It is developing a new standard of media to give more freedom to journalists and is reviewing a draft law on political parties paralyzed, promised in 2005 at the congress of the Baath Party, the political formation of Al Asad. The latter legislation enabling the establishment of political parties, if not based on ethnic or religious agendas, and would involve the creation of new electoral law before the next parliamentary elections.
Political analyst Sami Mubayed told Efe that "the Syrians now contain a collective breath waiting to see if the promised reforms are genuine and how long it takes the Government to implement them." "It is normal for any executive of the world is evaluated hundred days after taking office," he added Mubayed.
While some people were quick to criticize the government when Adel Safar, others say it would be wise to give a timeframe for see how we develop these reforms. " 
The repeal of emergency rule, which gave sweeping powers to security forces, was one of the main demands of the opposition in Syria. It is unknown whether, from the decree signed today by Al Bashar, a state of emergency is completely repealed or whether the standard needs to be ratified in Parliament, which, however, would be pure formality.
In late March, down by protests against his rule started in the middle of that month, Assad ordered the creation of a study team in order to prepare a standard by April 25 that would pave the way for the repeal of Emergency Law. On Tuesday, the newly appointed Syrian Executive gave the green light to the draft legislative decree that established the order of the State of Emergency, the phasing of the High Court of State Security and approved a bill to regulate "the right of citizens to demonstrate peacefully.
" The decision coincided with the death of thirty people during a series of riots earlier this week in the town of Homs, in central Iran. The state news agency SANA announced today that Assad had appointed a new governor in the province of Homs, Mustafa Gasal Abdelal, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a new police chief was appointed in the town of Banias after death five civilians.
What began as a series of sporadic protests across the country has intensified to the point that forced the resignation last March 29 Executive of Mohamed Naji Otri, replaced by a cabinet headed by former Agriculture Minister Adel Safar. A large part of the 23 million Syrians were born or raised under the strict control of the Emergency Law, which among other things has a strong oversight of media and allows arrests without warrants.
The Damascus regime has always argued that this derogation should be maintained by the technical state of war with Israel, and brought forward any anti-terrorism law to replace this standard and simply ordinary criminal code. According to Syrian officials, these are not the only reforms that will carry out the authorities.
It is developing a new standard of media to give more freedom to journalists and is reviewing a draft law on political parties paralyzed, promised in 2005 at the congress of the Baath Party, the political formation of Al Asad. The latter legislation enabling the establishment of political parties, if not based on ethnic or religious agendas, and would involve the creation of new electoral law before the next parliamentary elections.
Political analyst Sami Mubayed told Efe that "the Syrians now contain a collective breath waiting to see if the promised reforms are genuine and how long it takes the Government to implement them." "It is normal for any executive of the world is evaluated hundred days after taking office," he added Mubayed.
While some people were quick to criticize the government when Adel Safar, others say it would be wise to give a timeframe for see how we develop these reforms. "
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