President asks police to safeguard public order

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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked the police on Wednesday to keep safeguarding public order and law enforcement that has been good so far.

He made the request at a closed-door meeting with National Police Chief General Bambang Hendarso Danuri at Wisma Negara, presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha said after the meeting.

"It was an internal meeting. It was mere coordination between the coordinating minister and the cabinet secretary. The national police chief himself basically only talked about law and order, about better law enforcement order in relation to our social order," he said.

ulian did not elaborate further on the meeting.

The president`s special staff member for communication and media affairs, Heru Lelono, meanwhile said that although he was not at the meeting he heard the meeting was also attended by Manpower Minister Muhaimin Iskandar and Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali.

"Yes, there was Pak (Mr) Muhaimin, other ministers from coalition members. Yes there was also the religious affairs minister. I knew it," he said.

Heru said it was not impossible that one of the issues discussed at the meeting was the settlement of the Bank Century bailout case which the President on several occasions had also said including before a cabinet meeting recently.

"It was an economic affair. No problem. The issue was also touched. It is impossible for the President not to follow it," he said.(ANTARA News)

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