At least 300 students in Ambon, Maluku, went on a three-kilometer long march Tuesday to demand a thorough investigation in the shooting of a civilian during a deadly clash between police and the military in the city last week.

The protesters from the Association of Islamic Students were blocked by guards at the governor's office but they insisted on meeting Governor Karel Albert Ralahalu.

The students called on the governor to organize a meeting between the Pattimura Military commander Maj. Gen. Syarifudin Summah and Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen. Adityawarman to ask them to take responsibility for the shooting.

"If you want to play war games, don't do it in residential areas because it will make residents the victims," said a protester, Ilham Sipahutar, in his speech.

The protesters demanded the authorities arrest those responsible for shooting Saiful Wakano, a Pattimura University School of Engineering student and HMI member. Saiful was shot on the evening of March 4 when police officers fired at a crowd of soldiers in the Batumerah area.

During the clash between the police and military, one police officer and a soldier were stabbed to death in separate incidents.

During the protest, the students delivered speeches condemning security personnel for injuring a civilian. They also staged a performance where a victim was dragged away by two people clad in military and police uniforms and carried a coffin to symbolize the death of human rights in the province.

"The protest is to show out anger and disappointment. If the police are no longer professional and independent, let's form a people's militia instead. How can people seek the police's protection if they are not doing their job," Muhiba Tuheteru, the protest coordinator, said in a speech.

The governor's staff met the students and told them Karel could not meet them because he was preparing for the arrival of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on March 17.