Post subject: President decides to deploy army, and then informs advisers
The President has decided to deploy army, a home ministry announcement said Saturday night. The deployment decision, it said, was designed to maintain law and order in the country in the buildup to the come general elections. The President, who clearly acted unilaterally, used his powers under the Sections 130 and 131 of the Criminal Procedure Code and decided to call out army "in aid of the civil administration". Several advisers confirmed that the President only informed the cabinet of his decision
