(29 Jun 2004)
Jakarta, 30 May 2004
1. Various of security drill for election
Jakarta, 6 May 2004
2. Indonesian president Megawati Sukarnoputri and running mate Hasyim Muzadi on podium waving
FILE: Bali - October 2002
3. Various of aerials of bombing site
FILE: Bali - October 2003
4. Bali bomber Amrozi bin Nurhasyim cheering at receiving death sentence
FILE: Jakarta - April 2004
5. Alleged terror leader Abu Bakar Bashir being rearrested
Jakarta - 31 May 2004
6. SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesia) Megawati Sukarnoputri, Indonesian President:
"The government is seriously fighting terrorism in Indonesia to avoid terror acts taking place in Indonesia again."
Makassar, June 2004
7. Various of presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono speaking to crowd
FILE: Malino, South Sulawesi - February 2002
8. Various of Maluku peace talks
FILE: Aceh - May 2003
9. Various of Indonesian military on the offensive
Jakarta, 1 June 2004
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10. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Presidential candidate:
"We have to end armed separatist movements in Aceh and Papua. This must be achieved while protecting the human rights, dignity, and sense of justice of our brothers in those provinces."
Jakarta, 13 June 2004
11. Various of presidential candidate Wiranto campaigning in parade
Jakarta, 11 May 2004
12.SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesia) Wiranto, presidential candidate:
"We must uphold the law, protect human rights, and maintain national security."
FILE: Jakarta - August 2003
13. Various of aftermath of JW Marriott Hotel bombing
Jakarta, 26 May 2004
14. Political analyst Salim Said listening
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Salim Said, Political analyst:
"So, terrorism issue could easily be seen as American interests in Indonesia. So that is probably the reason why terrorism will not be playing an important role in the coming campaign."
Jakarta, 15 June 2004
16. Various of city
STORYLINE:
As the people of Indonesia prepare to go to the polls to directly elect their president and vice president next week, ongoing threats of terror attacks have put the Indonesian police on high alert and put security on the agenda of election campaigns.
The presidential candidates know that ensuring the security of the nation can swing the public vote.
Incumbent president Megawati Sukarnoputri was forced to take action after bomb attacks on two nightclubs in Bali killed 202 people in October 2002.
Since then her government has passed tough anti-terror laws, which led to the arrests and swift prosecution of those involved in the bombings.
The Bali bomber Amrozi bin Nurhasyim was among those who received a death sentences last year for his role in the attacks.
But Megawati's stance has not been without criticism. Some in the Muslim community condemned her decision to allow the re-arrest of radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir in April.
Megawati defended her actions as necessary security measures.
Presidential candidate and former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has also been speaking about security while on the campaign trail.
Yudhoyono was credited for sponsoring peace talks in the Maluku Islands and in effect bringing about an end to years of religious violence there, during which thousands of people died.
When peace talks with separatist rebels in Aceh collapsed last year, Yudhoyono was rumoured to be the man behind the scenes who pushed to keep the country intact despite martial law and a military crackdown.
In his candidacy speech Wiranto made national security one of his top priorities.
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