Police vow to get bombers in one month<\/p>\n
I Wayan Juniartha and Rita A. Wididana, The Jakarta Post,
\nDenpasar, Bali<\/p>\n
Bali Police chief Brig. Gen. Budi Setyawan promised here on
\nSunday morning that he would arrest the perpetrators of the
\ndeadly car bombing that killed over 182 people within one month
\nor he would step down.<\/p>\n
\"If in one month my men are unable to identify and apprehend
\nthe individuals who committed the bombings in Kuta and Denpasar,
\nthen I will ask my superior, the National Police chief, to
\nreplace me.<\/p>\n
\"My resignation is my way of expressing my moral
\nresponsibility to the people of Bali,\" he told 100 local
\nreligious and community leaders at the Bali governor's office.<\/p>\n
The meeting was also attended by Bali Governor Dewa Made
\nBeratha and Udayana Military Commander Maj. Gen. Agus Soeyitno.<\/p>\n
But the meeting, which was aimed at developing a unified
\nstance and a short-term action plan for dealing with the tragedy,
\nsoon turned combative, with several community leaders attacking
\nBudi Setyawan for failing to anticipate the terror attack.<\/p>\n
\"Apologies are not enough. We want a concrete form of
\naccountability. We doubt the capability of the Bali Police force
\nto handle this case, so we are asking for the Bali Police chief
\nto step down,\" the chairman of the Institute of Strategic Studies
\nin Dharma, I Wayan Jondra, said during the meeting.<\/p>\n
Religious leader Dewa Mardiana defused the tension by urging
\nthe meeting's participants not to blame each other, but rather to
\nwork together to deal with the tragedy.<\/p>\n
At the meeting, Governor Dewa Made Beratha, on behalf of the
\npeople of Bali and the Bali administration, expressed his deepest
\ncondolences to the families of the victims.<\/p>\n
\"I sincerely extend my sympathy toward the families of
\nthe victims. I also would like to apologize for this
\nviolent tragedy,\" Dewa Beratha said.<\/p>\n
He said that the Bali administration would bear all the costs
\nfor treating the victims and transporting the bodies of the dead.<\/p>\n
Yet several participants said the governor's apology and
\nexpression of sympathy were not enough. Some suggested that the
\ngovernor must find a way to express his condolences at the
\ninternational level rather than locally, since the majority of
\nthe bombing victims were foreigners.<\/p>\n
Responding to the call, Dewa Beratha later issued a four-point
\nstatement apologizing to the international community,
\nparticularly the families of the victims.<\/p>",
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