61. In November the government imposed a state of emergency and deployed the army to fight the guerrillas. 62. Indonesia has imposed a state of civilian emergency in the eastern province of Maluku to try to halt more than three years of sectarian clashes there. 63. A Polish opposition deputy returning from Minsk to Warsaw meanwhile said Lukashenko might be tempted to impose a state of war to avoid destitution. 64. A new version of the ultimatum carried by ITAR-TASS overnight Thursday, all reference to imposing a state of emergency was removed. 65. After imposing a state of seige Monday, the government announced Thursday that the minister of justice had begun legal proceedings to charge Aristide with high treason. 66. Another was convinced that the government had exaggerated the rebel threat to justify imposing the state of emergency. 67. But Berisha has denied any intention of imposing a state of emergency. 68. But the situation deteriorated at the weekend, when parliament imposed a state of emergency after mobs in the south looted abandoned military and police depots of automatic weapons. 69. But the situation deteriorated at the weekend, when parliament imposed a state of emergency after mobs in the south looted military and police depots of automatic weapons. 70. De la Rua imposed a state of emergency late Wednesday in a bid to stop violent public unrest over his economic austerity measures. |