He has removed presidential term limits, placed key government institutions under his direct control and continued the use of draconian security legislation to grant the security forces sweeping powers and impunity.
The state of emergency grants the security forces exceptional powers.
It almost takes for granted the security that we have now.
That measure was a particularly hated tool of the Mubarak government because it granted the security forces exceptional powers that were often used to crack down on dissidents.
What a lot of people take for granted – the security of a wage, a pension, and anything around it, like a holiday – you just can't have that".
It has gone so far, Ms. Brian said, that even the process of granting security clearances is often handled by contractors, allowing companies to grant government security clearances to private sector employees.
"This is a clear excuse to grant security agencies even more power over British society, when these powers haven't been working to combat extremism for the last 13 years".
"We are disappointed that we were not able to secure the extension of this commitment until the date of the upcoming GM as this now leaves a short period of time in which the board could grant security over Ibrox before they are hopefully removed," said a spokesman for the RST.
This raised increasing alarm in Russia, and, while notionally granting additional security to its new members, it meant that security in the continent had become divisible.
Only a separation fence built on a base of law will grant security to the state and its citizens.
