Arientha Primanita – About 50 protesters have gathered outside the State Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday to mark the seventh anniversary of the murder of Indonesian human rights defender Munir Said Thalib.

Choirul Anam, a member of the Committee of Action and Solidarity for Munir (Kasum), one of a number of nongovernmental organizations represented at the demonstration, said the case would not go away, despite the government's failure to act.

He said they would never forget the murder, "especially in the past year as the case has been weakened."

Protesters held a series of speeches, urging President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to honor his promise to resolve the murder, allegedly involving senior members of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN).

Choirul said the theme of the protest was to reject Yudhoyono's "fake presidency." "We are looking for a brave president that can protect human rights defenders," he said.