its certainly a likely effective way of quelling any future opposition. its real paranoid dictatorship style. tin pot tyrant stuff the sort one might expect in, as you say, a 3rd world country.
"don't worry": they say.... "its all part of the plan".
if this doesn't stir 60% of the country into action, crikey they would have to be terrified.
as I was saying earlier. th military will have to revolt.....