The police and other security officials are free to interrogate I Nyoman Minta, the simple gardener who 'succeeded' in bypassing the security ring around President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. It is their job to find out exactly what happened during the incident at Nusa Dua, Bali last week. But one issue that must be addressed more seriously is why the security officers on the ground were so negligent.

The security of our president, like in other count