Govt set to impose state of emergency in Poso<\/p>\n
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja
\nand Tiarma Siboro
\nThe Jakarta Post
\nJakarta<\/p>\n
Security authorities look set to impose a state of emergency in
\nPoso, Central Sulawesi, to end the raging sectarian conflict
\nwhich claimed over 2,000 lives over the past year alone.<\/p>\n
\"I will visit Poso on Tuesday to assess the situation and
\ndetermine whether the government needs to declare a military or
\ncivil emergency. After coming back from Poso, we will recommend
\nto the President how to restore peace in the province,\"
\nCoordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo
\nBambang Yudhoyono told reporters after meeting with President
\nMegawati Soekarnoputri on Monday.<\/p>\n
During the visit, Susilo is scheduled to be accompanied by
\nIndonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo A.S., National Police
\nchief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar and Minister of Home Affairs Hari
\nSabarno.<\/p>\n
Susilo also revealed the government's plan to dispatch four
\nbattalions comprising military and police personnel to undertake
\nsecurity operations there.<\/p>\n
\"The main responsibility of the troops is to stop the
\nconflicts, conduct raids on firearms and on the presence of a
\ncertain organization that should not be allowed to stay in Poso,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
Susilo said the operation would start in the next two days.<\/p>\n
Separately, Widodo said during a hearing with the House of
\nRepresentatives' Commission I on political, security and home
\naffairs that the state of emergency in Poso was urgently needed
\ndue to the escalation of the conflict there.<\/p>\n
\"The decision (to impose a state of emergency), of course,
\nwill be made following coordination between the government and
\nthe House,\" Widodo said.<\/p>\n
\"Two weeks ago, we deployed 100 soldiers there to anticipate
\npossible conflicts. To date, that number has been raised to about
\n500 soldiers,\" Widodo added.<\/p>\n
He further said that the TNI had prepared two battalions of
\nthe reinforcement troops to be sent there.<\/p>\n
Law No. 23\/1959 stipulates that the government must secure the
\napproval of the House prior to imposing either a civil or
\nmilitary emergency on a particular region.<\/p>\n
Responding to the latest developments in Poso, members of
\nHouse Commission I threw their weight behind the plan, saying
\nthat the government should consider declaring a military
\nemergency there.<\/p>\n
\"We must stop the violence and the sectarian conflict in Poso.
\nIf we can declare a military emergency there, why don't we?,\"
\nJusril Ananta Baharuddin asked rhetorically.<\/p>\n
I-box: Civil emergency vs military emergency<\/p>\n
CIVIL EMERGENCY:
\n1. The governor takes charge as the supreme authority.
\n2. The governor has the authority to issue regulations necessary
\nto maintain public order or security.
\n3. Every civilian employee in the region subject to the emergency
\nis obliged to provide information to the governor under certain
\ncircumstances.
\n4. The governor has the authority to limit shows, printing,
\npublishing, announcements or any form of information
\ndissemination.<\/p>\n
MILITARY EMERGENCY:
\n1. The military takes charge as the supreme authority.
\n2. The military has the right to take control in matters of
\npublic order and security.
\n3. The military has the right to restrict shows, printing,
\npublishing, announcements, or any form of information
\ndissemination.
\n4. The military has the right to confiscate letters and packages
\nsent through the post office or couriers, also drafts and
\nreceipts and money sent through the such means, and to censor, to
\nchange the content of or to destroy letters or packages.<\/p>",
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