Police on Sunday attempted to stop reporters from covering protests held in conjunction with the arrival of Asian-African leaders in Bandung. The protests, however, went unnoticed by the leaders as the police had cordoned off the streets leading to the main venues the night before.

Nevertheless, some overzealous officers still tried to prevent television crews from filming the protests. One officer, Adj. Comr. Bodhi, was seen trying to stop a Metro TV cameraman from filming a KAMMI demonstration on Jl. Ciateul in support of Palestinian independence.

"They argued that Ciateul was part of the Cordon Three security sector and thus no journalists were allowed. That's strange because accredited journalists with passes to cover [the higher security] Cordon One sector were allowed to shoot what they pleased," said Metro TV reporter, Iwan Gumilar.

It is estimated that a total of 1,000 people were involved in various protests on Sunday. Also holding a rally was a group calling itself the People's Opposition Front which criticized the Asian-African leaders for neglecting the welfare of their own people and still being dependent on the United States and institutions like the IMF and WTO.