The Egyptian government has taken steps to end the emergency law that has been in force for 30 years, the semi-official newspaper Al Ahram reported online Thursday, DPA reported.
Al Ahram quoted cabinet spokesman Mohamed Hegazy as saying that the steps had been taken "in coordination" with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which has been in control of Egypt since former president Hosny Mubarak was ousted in February.
The official did not elaborate on these steps or when the law will be cancelled.
The emergency law was imposed following the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat in October 1981.
Human rights groups said the law had been widely used by the Mubarak government to oppress the opposition. The law gives police sweeping powers, including the detention of suspects without trial.
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