1984Event
Decree 2 authorizes detention without trial
State Security Detention of Persons Decree No. 2 allowed detention of people deemed security risks.
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1984
Decree 2 authorizes detention without trial
State Security Detention of Persons Decree No. 2 allowed detention of people deemed security risks.
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State Security Detention of Persons Decree No. 2 allowed detention of people deemed security risks. It weakened ordinary judicial protection and became a major civil-liberties grievance.
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