PKS SUPPORTS OBAMA'S VISIT TO JAKARTA

Bandarlampung, March 14 (ANTARA) - Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) chairman Luthfi Hasan Ishaq said he supported the upcoming visit of United States President Barack Obama to Indonesia.

"We have to welcome Obama in Indonesia as a state guest, and we have to support mutual understanding between Indonesia and the United States," Luthfi Hasan said at PKS office here on Sunday.

Asked to comment on extra tight security precautions during Obama's visit, the PKS chairman said it should not violate civilian rights.

"We hope security can be ensured and everything run smoothly during the US president's visit to Indonesia but it should not violate civilian rights," Luthfi Hasan said after dedicating PKS regional executive board media room in Lampung.

In connection with the terrorist threat against President Obama during his visit, the PKS chief said it is for the state security authorities to take care of.

In addition, Luthfi Hasan hoped that the security personnel could arrest terror suspects alive in order to identify their terrorist ring and overcome according to the law.

"The terrorist suspects have different roles and the legal action against against them is also different. Therefore the security officials should try to catch them alive," Luthfi Hasan said.

He explained that the acts of terrorism were in general related to a change in the country and the way they acted were also like that.

"Therefore there a persuasive approach needs to be taken in dealing with the law," he said.

According to him, PKS preferred bring terrorist suspects to justice than killing them.

The PKS chairman was in Lampung on Sunday to meet regional head candidates nominated by the party, and to make a consolidation with the party cadres in the province.