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        "id": 1429257,
        "msgid": "parties-asked-to-maintain-security-1447893297",
        "date": "1999-03-04 00:00:00",
        "title": "Parties asked to maintain security",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Parties asked to maintain security JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso is planning to invite leaders of all political parties eligible for the June general election to discuss how to maintain security and create peaceful campaigns in the capital ahead of the poll. \"I will invite them immediately after the government announces the eligible contestants for the upcoming election,\" the governor told reporters on Wednesday.",
        "content": "<p>Parties asked to maintain security<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso is planning to invite leaders<br>\nof all political parties eligible for the June general election<br>\nto discuss how to maintain security and create peaceful campaigns<br>\nin the capital ahead of the poll.<\/p>\n<p>\"I will invite them immediately after the government announces<br>\nthe eligible contestants for the upcoming election,\" the governor<br>\ntold reporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, he said, the leaders \"will be asked to be<br>\nresponsible for all of their respective supporters in order to<br>\nprevent any possible clashes in the city,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the big number of contestants in the<br>\nupcoming elections would create \"difficulties\" for the city<br>\nadministration.<\/p>\n<p>More than 140 parties have registered with the Ministry of<br>\nJustice to contest the poll. As a comparison, there were only<br>\nthree parties contesting previous elections.<\/p>\n<p>According to the schedule, the eligible parties for this<br>\nyear's election were to be announced last night.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, Sutiyoso met scores of the city's high<br>\nranking officials at City Hall, including Jakarta Military<br>\nCommander Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman, City Police Chief Maj. Gen.<br>\nNoegroho Djajusman and all deputy governors to discuss election<br>\nsecurity matters.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting, which lasted until midnight, was however closed<br>\nto reporters. The media were even forbidden to approach the<br>\nmeeting room.<\/p>\n<p>Sutiyoso said on Wednesday that one of the results of the<br>\nmeeting was that parties were forbidden to place their political<br>\nbanners along the city's main thoroughfares by themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\"It's the city administration which will organize and place<br>\nthem so that they won't damage the city's beauty,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>The governor also insisted that all city officials and<br>\nsecurity officers would be neutral toward the contesting parties.<br>\n(ind)<\/p>",
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