Government Crackdown Looms as President Gains Sweeping Powers to Quell Protests. In a move that has sparked widespread concern, a newly enacted law grants the president the authority to deploy the military to forcibly clear roadblocks and dismantle antigovernment demonstrations that have been raging for weeks. The legislation, which has been met with fierce opposition from human rights groups and opposition parties, effectively gives the president a free hand to quell dissent and restore order through any means necessary. As the country teeters on the brink of chaos, many are left wondering what this new law will mean for the future of free speech and peaceful protest in the nation.
New law grants president power to use military to clear roadblocks set up amid weeks of antigovernment demonstrations.
