The Bantul Police in Yogyakarta have called on local residents to help them ensure security during the Easter holiday. The police said the public was expected to help maintain security at houses of worship and public facilities. “The police should not be too confident about maintaining security. The people need to be empowered so they can participate to create secure and peaceful conditions,” Bantul Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Sri Suari said Wednesday. She said that without the public’s participation the police would not be able to do their job properly. “We cannot do our job at all without the participation of the people,” she said. Sri also said that 1,500 police personnel from all of police precincts in Bantul were on call on help maintain security in their respective precincts. Starting Wednesday, she said, all personnel would be responsible for the security of their respective police precincts. She said police bomb squad personnel would sweep churches for bombs on Thurs...