Bandung – Dozens of students went on a march in Bandung on Monday, urging the government to not to drop its graft case against former president Soeharto.

The students from the West Java branch of the Indonesian Law Students Association, demanded the government and the House of Representatives continue to investigate Soeharto and prosecute him in absentia if he was too frail to attend his trial They also called on the government to suspend Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh from active duty.

"Soeharto is a human being like us, so why he is treated differently?" protest coordinator Cecep Agam said in a speech at the demonstration. "This is betraying the government's commitment to implement reforms as promised during (its election) campaign." The students marched down the city's busy main roads to the province's High Court buildings and the governor's office. Many carried pictures of the former leader and banners reading: "Soeharto, we wish you speedy recovery, for a speedy trial".