Law used to imprison Egyptians draws scrutiny

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Little was known about the history of the Assembly Law until human rights groups decided to delve into the archives. SYMBOLIC CASEDespite this, successive post-colonial and republican governments continued to apply the Assembly Law at various stages. The case sets out the argument that the Assembly Law was repealed in 1928 and urges Sisi and the government to throw it out. CAIRO Rights activists are trying to force President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to throw out a law used by his government to imprison thousands of Egyptians and sentence hundreds to death by arguing that it was overturned as far back as 1928. The Assembly Law, along with a protest law issued in 2013, has effectively outlawed demonstrations and a judicial and security sweep that began with Islamists has expanded to include secular activists and journalists.