Jakarta – Hundreds of students at Bogor's Pakuan University protested at the campus Monday, demanding that the administrative staff who allegedly imposed illegal levies be punished.

Student council chairman Yuda Permana said parents had complained about demands for an additional fee ranging from Rp 50,000 to Rp 100,000 per student. The fee was imposed on top of the general fee new students pay.

Representatives of the protesting students were invited to discuss the matter with administrative staff. The staff said they had never agreed to ask students to pay more than the university's official fees. It was alleged that the university's finance department had been charging the extra fees.

Aside from demanding that the staff members responsible be punished, the students also demanded the tighter supervision of payment procedures. They asked the university's top officials to guarantee the practice would not continue in the future.

Pakuan University rector Sudodo Sumoamidjojo said that any member of staff found guilty of involvement would be dismissed.

"I have never made such a policy, if anyone has been charging illegal levies, we will be tough on them," he said. "And to avoid this from happening again, we will involve students in supervising the enrollment committee."