Bandung, West Java – Dozens of students in the National Student Front staged a rally at the Indonesia Education University (UPI) campus in Bandung on Wednesday, protesting against capitalism and a speech being delivered about the American election by a US delegate.

"America follows a capitalist system, and many Indonesian bureaucrats have become capitalists, but our brothers and sisters were refused entry to the university because they could not pay registration fees," Heru, one of the students, said. He spoke in front of the Isola building, where the meeting was held to discuss the US campaign information.

About 50 students attended the meeting to see a presentation by Commander Rolfe K White, US Embassy Office of Defense coordinator. After the meeting, White said the US Embassy in Indonesia just wanted to inform students about the stages in the presidential election to be held on Nov. 4.

"We started it (speeches) on the election within Indonesian universities to encourage more dialogue, so it is not just one way," he said.

A similar meeting was also held at the American Corner of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) Library on Wednesday. About 50 ITB students listened to a presentation by US Vice Ambassador to Indonesia John Heffern.