04-06-2026, 02:01 AM
Ministry of Justice Reforms act promises "tyranny unknown" say minority-rights advocates
April 5731
Amid a slew of legislation due to complete voting in parliament in June is the Ministry of Justice Reforms act sponsored by Phalanx Minister of Justice Spiro Koureas. The act has the support of all but 14 MPs (Wantuni Freedom / Renewal) and seems therefore destined to pass.
Minority-rights activists in Siphina and Wantuni, however, note that the act's provisions, which would expand the powers of local police disperse crowds at their discretion and allow the government to restrict certain speech deemed "harmful to the public", could serve as the basis for a renewed campaign against ethnic and religious minorities in Kalopia.
Experts note that in these provinces police forces are made up disproportionately of ethnic Kalopian officers. Arrests of minority ethnic and religious groups are similarly disproportionate relative to state populations. Experts believe that the Koureas reforms will further this divide and put minorities at risk.
"Tensions already run extremely high in some areas", said Stefania Tripoglou of Rights for All, a group in Wantuni. "Allowing ground-level police such decision making power is likely to pour gasoline on the flames."
April 5731
Amid a slew of legislation due to complete voting in parliament in June is the Ministry of Justice Reforms act sponsored by Phalanx Minister of Justice Spiro Koureas. The act has the support of all but 14 MPs (Wantuni Freedom / Renewal) and seems therefore destined to pass.
Minority-rights activists in Siphina and Wantuni, however, note that the act's provisions, which would expand the powers of local police disperse crowds at their discretion and allow the government to restrict certain speech deemed "harmful to the public", could serve as the basis for a renewed campaign against ethnic and religious minorities in Kalopia.
Experts note that in these provinces police forces are made up disproportionately of ethnic Kalopian officers. Arrests of minority ethnic and religious groups are similarly disproportionate relative to state populations. Experts believe that the Koureas reforms will further this divide and put minorities at risk.
"Tensions already run extremely high in some areas", said Stefania Tripoglou of Rights for All, a group in Wantuni. "Allowing ground-level police such decision making power is likely to pour gasoline on the flames."