ANTARA, October 24, 2006
President asks home ministry to find root cause of Poso violence
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the
Home Affairs Ministry to gather as much information as possible in an effort to seek
the root cause of the high incidence of violence in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso.
Home Affairs Minister M Ma`ruf spoke about the President`s request while attending
an "open-house" function at Vice President Jusuf Kalla`s official residence in Jakarta
on Tuesday.
"The presidents wants us to solve the Poso problem peacefully. Of course, we have to
reevaluate the real cause of the recent incidents," the minister said.
According to Ma`ruf, his ministry would cooperate with other related institutions,
including the police, to find the root cause of the conflict in Poso.
In addition, he said the Home Affairs Ministry would also hold dialogs with the local
community and religous figures.
"The dialogs will be conducted to inventorize the real causes of the problem," he said.
In Poso early Tuesday morning, the Eklesia church on Jalan Pulau Seram was gutted
by fire.
According to information from Poso, the fire which started somewhere inside the
church at 00.20 am was brought under control in less than two hours.
There was no report of casualties in the incident. (*)
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