Jakarta – Several non-governmental organizations grouped under the People's Coalition for Police Reform rallied in front of the National Police headquarters on Friday, demanding a full investigation of the long-forgotten case of police officer bank accounts allegedly containing billions of rupiah.

"We demand police investigate the 'fat' bank account case," Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) coordinator Danang Widoyoko said Friday.

Danang added that the rally was also organized to remind the police and public about the stalled investigation of a brutal assault on activist ICW member Tama S. Langkun. Tama had originally broken the news of the accounts to the media.

"If there is no further investigation, we are afraid this case will lead to impunity for police and set a bad precedent for law enforcement," Danang said.

The case emerged last year after Tempo news magazine ran a cover story about considerable amounts of money in bank accounts of high-ranking officers. ICW filed a report to Commission for Public Information (KIP) to urge the police to disclose the names of generals who owned the accounts.

"We don't want public faith in the police force to be undermined by leaving this case unresolved. We also want police to improve their integrity by pursuing this case," Danang said.

Besides ICW, other NGOs including ELSAM, Kontras, Imparsial and Jakarta Legal Aid Institute also joined the rally. (rcf)