President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a meeting with ministers, religious figures and human rights activists Thursday to find a solution to the problem of violence related to religion.
“Relevant ministers are requested to find solutions [to the problem],” Law and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar said as quoted by Tempointeraktif.com.
The impromptu meeting was attended by Vice President Boediono, Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi, Attorney General Basrief Arief, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali, Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Djoko Suyanto, National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo, Military chief Adm. Agus Suhartono and Cabinet secretary Dipo Alam.
Patrialis said that meeting participants discussed recent violent incidents.
This month has seen a number of violent incidents, such as the attack on Ahmadiyah in Banten that killed three, the church burnings in Temanggung, Central Java, and an attack on an Islamic boarding school said to be related with teachings different from mainstream Islam in East Java.
Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said the possibility of disbanding the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) was not discussed.
The FPI recently threatened to overthrow the government if it attempted to disband any mass organizations, itself included.
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