Due to the corona virus affecting the world, OHAL news comes one after another. With the increase of deaths and incidents due to the epidemic, the country’s governments also take the Decision of Emergency (OHAL) consecutively. So what is OHAL? Why is OHAL announced and how is it applied?
WHAT IS OHAL?
Situations such as state of emergency (OHAL), natural disaster that requires the implementation of extraordinary management procedures, dangerous epidemic disease, severe economic crisis, widespread violent events that seriously disrupt public order. The state of emergency regime results in the expansion of the mandate of management authorities. An obligation to work for citizens of certain age ranges, an obligation of money and property can be imposed if necessary. The common and most controversial aspects of the state of emergency measures are that they become widespread and the judiciary is generally closed against them.
The state of emergency, natural disasters, dangerous epidemics, severe economic crisis and serious signs of violence against widespread violent acts to eradicate the basic democracy or freedom of freedom established by the Constitution, These are the situations that are described as “serious disruption of public order due to violence”. In the event that one or more of these states are observed, the Council of Ministers, who convened under the presidency of the president, may declare a state of emergency not more than six months in one or more regions of the country or after receiving the opinion of the National Security Council.
CORONA VIRUS SPREADED TO 114 COUNTRIES
Ghebreyesus also said that the term pandemic is not a carelessly used word, which, if misused, leads to unnecessary fear, an unfair acceptance to end the struggle.
Expressing that there are now more than 118 thousand cases in 114 countries, Ghebreyesus said that 4,291 people died due to the virus.
On the other hand, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the epidemic as the “international public health emergency” on 30 January.