Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly says the decision to extend the state of emergency in the country will not affect public freedoms.
Last week, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi extended the nationwide state of emergency for another three months.
At the opening of parliament’s fourth assembly on Sunday, Madboluy vowed that the exceptional measures taken under the state of emergency will not strive to strike a balance between public freedoms and national security.
The state of emergency was first imposed in April 2017 after two suicide bombings at churches in Alexandria and Tanta killed 47 worshippers on Palm Sunday. The state of emergency has since been extended every three months.