Yogi Arief Nugraha/Swastika & AP, Jakarta – After ransacking the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) office in South Jakarta, thousands of taxi drivers from the Citra taxi company moved to the House of Representatives building on Jl. Gatot Subroto, today.

The taxi fleet entered the grounds of the House ground one by one without pause. They were protesting an article published in Warta Kota and Kompas on 9 September 2000, quoting the First Chairman of the Taxi Unit within Organda for Jakarta area, Priyatmedi, who said that the Citra taxi company was born of corruption, collusion and nepotism, during the regime of former president Suharto.

Priyatmedi said that the Citra taxi was a result of the sale of a CN 235 aircraft, made by the Indonesian National Aircraft Industry. This, he said, was the reason why Citra did not raise its tariff when others taxi companies did on 1 September 2000.

The Citra drivers demanded a meeting with the chairman of the House to express their disagreement with the taxi price hike. Five taxis carried banners and placards declaring the drivers' protest. They also demanded that Organda be disbanded.