Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI) to help ensure that the upcoming 2014 elections are conducted fairly and without violence.

"The President has asked us to spread the idea of having quality elections, without violence and money politics, among our members," Nahat Fatah Natsir, ICMI chairman, told the press after meeting with Yudhoyono at the Presidential Office on Wednesday.

In the meeting, Nahat was accompanied by the deputy head of ICMI's advisory board Irman Gusman, head of expert board Hatta Rajasa, presidium member Sugiharto, secretary general Muhammad Taufiq, and deputy secretary general Endin Nasruddin.

During the 1.5-hour meeting, ICMI executives also invited Yudhoyono to attend the 2012 ICMI National Symposium and the establishment of the Indonesia Muslim Entrepreneur Union, both events scheduled to take place in May, Nahat said. (dic)