This press message was released by the Government of the State of Indrala.
Kigami, 21 July 2833
Amidst the rising wave of lawlessness and the threat of a Muslim and maoist insurgency, President Ran Pan declared martial law, by virtue of Proclamation No. 86. This was brought to public in a two hour during INN television appearance of the President in the early evening of 21 July. Ran Pan, ruling by decree, curtailed press freedom and other civil liberties, closed down the National Assembly and media establishments, and ordered the arrest of opposition leaders and militant activists.
Listed below are the general orders promulgated by President Ran Pan following the declaration of martial law:
General Order No. 1 – The President directed the Secretary of National Defense to arrest or cause the arrest and take into his custody the individuals named in the attached list and to hold them until otherwise so ordered by the President or by his duly designated representative, as well as to arrest or cause the arrest and take into his custody and to hold them otherwise ordered released by him or by his duly authorized representative such persons who may have committed crimes described in the Order.
General Order No.2 – The President ordered that all executive departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the National Government, government owned or controlled corporations, as well all governments of all the provinces, cities, municipalities and barrios should continue to function under their present officers and employees, until otherwise ordered by the President or by his duly designated representatives. The President further ordered that the Judiciary should continue to function in accordance with its present organization and personnel, and should try to decide in accordance with existing laws all criminal and civil cases, except certain cases enumerated in the Order.
General Order No. 3 – The President ordered that a curfew be maintained and enforced throughout Indrala from twelve o’clock midnight until four o’clock in the morning.
General Order No. 4 – All rallies, demonstrations and other forms of group actions including strikes and picketing in vital industries such as in companies engaged in manufacture or processing as well as in production or processing of essential commodities or products for exports, and in companies engaged in banking of any kind, as well as in hospitals and in schools and colleges are prohibited.
General Order No. 5 – No person shall keep, possess or carry outside of his residence any firearm unless such person is duly authorized to keep, possess or carry any such Indralans except to those who are being sent abroad in the service of the Indralans.Signed,
the Government of the State of Indrala
