The Emergency Law has been continuously extended every three years since 1981 . The legislation was extended in 2003 and was due to expire on 31 May 2006 . In 2006 , the Emergency Law was extended by two years though President Hosni Mubarak had previously promised reforms including the repeal of the Emergency Law , to replace it with other measures , such as specific anti-terrorism legislation . The extension was justified by the Dahab bombings in April of that year . In May 2008 there was a further extension to June 2010 . In May 2010 , the law was extended again for two years , albeit with a promise from the government that it will be applied only to ' terrorism and drug ' suspects
Dahab bombings
2006 Dahab bombings
Emergency law in Egypt