Jakarta – State Secretary Sudi Silalahi said that the reports of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's alleged abuse of power published by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald have injured national pride.

The two Australian dailies published the story in their Friday edition based on information sourced from leaked cables obtained on Wikileaks.

"It's all untrue. They [the articles] do not contain truth. This all carries elements of foreign attacks against us. We [must be] careful," Sudi said, as reported by kompas.com.

He also demanded the US Embassy in Indonesia apologize to the government for sending information that had yet to be clarified. "The news sent to Washington is trash... without analysis and [has been] made into news material for rumors. We deeply regret this," he said.

The Wikileaks documents quoted by the two dailies allegedly came from secret diplomatic cables from the US Embassy in Indonesia.

Yudhoyono allegedly abused his power by influencing judges and prosecutors to protect corrupt politicians and by using the state intelligence apparatus to spy on political rivals. Meanwhile, First Lady Ani Yudhoyono allegedly took advantage of the family's political connections to gain wealth for her close family members.