Govt vows to keep stability intact<\/p>\n
A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Gen.
\n(ret) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono assured foreign and domestic
\ninvestors on Friday that the government would continue providing
\nconducive political and security infrastructure for business
\ninvestment.<\/p>\n
Addressing an international seminar titled Doing Business in a
\nDemocratic Indonesia, the four-star general said that Indonesia's
\npolitical and security conditions were improving, turning the
\ncountry into an attractive destination for foreign and domestic
\ninvestment.<\/p>\n
\"In the field of law enforcement, progress is being made as
\nsome big cases, which had offended people's sense of justice, are
\nbeing pursued in court,\" said Susilo.<\/p>\n
He was apparently referring to corruption charges against
\nHouse of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung, who is currently
\non trial for allegedly misappropriating Rp 40 billion belonging
\nto the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) in 1999. He could face 20
\nyears in jail if convicted.<\/p>\n
Susilo said that in the field of security, the intensity of
\ncommunal conflicts had subsided in regions, including Aceh, Papua
\nand Poso.<\/p>\n
Social unrest and secessionist movements intensified almost
\nimmediately after Soeharto, who ruled the country for more than
\nthree decades, was forced to resign in 1998. Sectarian violence
\nsuch as in Ambon and Poso, Central Sulawesi, have not only
\nclaimed thousands of innocent lives, but have also scared off
\ninvestors.<\/p>\n
Susilo stressed that Indonesians were now enjoying relative
\nstability after a period of unpredictability and conflict from
\n1998 to 2001.<\/p>\n
\"We are no longer seeing the political elite use their
\nsupporters as pressure groups, and all members of the political
\nelite have agreed to a political moratorium until 2004,\" he said.<\/p>\n
According to Susilo, improvements in political and security
\nconditions suggested that Indonesia had moved out from its
\nmultidimensional crisis, which had plagued the country since
\n1997.<\/p>\n
\"The improvements allow investors to start doing business
\nhere,\" said Susilo.<\/p>\n
To keep stability in the country intact, the government set
\nand implemented four priorities in political and security
\naffairs.<\/p>\n
\"We are intensifying conflict resolutions especially in Aceh,
\nPapua and Maluku, and are finalizing the solution processes in
\nPoso, Atambua and Kalimantan,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The government is making a concerted effort among legal
\nagencies to deal with cases where there is a clear sense of
\ninjustice among the people, and to prevent the recurrence of
\ncorruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN), said Susilo.<\/p>\n
The government is also fighting terrorism in order to ensure
\npeople's safety and to safeguard Indonesia's international
\nsecurity, as well as to fulfill Indonesia's commitment as one of
\nthe UN's member countries and international communities.<\/p>\n
Especially on investor security in certain locations, Susilo
\nconceded that some business operators in remote areas had
\nexperienced deteriorating security, and increased theft and
\nvandalism in the regions.<\/p>\n
\"This is a result of reform euphoria. However, we have
\ninstructed local police units to take more decisive action
\nconcerning the matter,\" he said.<\/p>",
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