riots
Unofficial translation of the decree:
Considering the public disorder caused by a group of men in the Sukhbaatar District on July 1 that threatened the lives of people, the lives of law enforcement officers, the safety of public and private properties, the President of Mongolia hereby declares a state of emergency for four days effective from 24:00 o’clock on July 1, 2008 over the territory of Ulaanbaatar based on the full power adhered to by the Constitution, and the Law on Emergency Situations. The following steps are to be taken within the period of the emergency situation:
1. Secure the safety of particular Objects of State with reinforcement.
2. To forcibly disperse any public protest, demonstration and gatherings organized illegally.
3. To restrict the movement of vehicles in the central area of Ulaanbaatar city.
4. To forcibly disperse and to detain disturbers that cause public disorder, and to confiscate the firearms, vehicles and equipment they use.
5. To restrict civilian movement in the center of Ulaanbaatar, particularly Baga Toiruu, a small ring road, between 22:00pm till 08:00am. Any unidentified man who violates this regime and has no civil ID card or any card that equals a civil ID card, will be the target of arrest by police or military officers who are on patrol, and receive up to 72 hours detainment.
6. To ban all manual use of megaphones or any vehicle equipped with voice amplifying devices, and to confiscate them if necessary. To stop the operation of all television stations except the National Public Radio and Television service until the emergency situation has lifted.
7. To ban any sales and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
8. To impose control on the civilian usage of firearms, industrial use of explosives, chemical and radioactive substances, and military firearms and vehicles that are used for training purposes.
9. To undertake necessary measures for the implementation of this decree within the Law of Emergency and other legal acts.
At this civil disorder which happen on 1 July 5 people have die, 100 police officers were serious injured and 220 civilians were hospitalized. Riot happen in Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar from a mass protest.
Source: UB Post
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