Public figures and students gathered outside the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in South Jakarta on Monday to show their support for arrested KPK officers Bibit Samad Rianto and Chandra M Hamzah.

Among the crowd, who were mostly dressed in black, were lawmakers Ali Mochtar Ngabalin and former presidential spokesman Adhie Massardi as well as members of the National Student League for Democracy.

"The president should establish a fact finding team as soon as possible to investigate how the criminalization of the KPK could happen. We encourage all democratic and reformation figures to give support to the fight against corruption," Adhie told the press.

The students held speeches in front of the building and Adhie Massardi read a poem titled "Land of The Damned."

Meanwhile, KPK spokesman Johan Budi told Metro TV that the KPK will not release taped conversations allegedly revealing a plot against the KPK officers to the police or AGO, however they are holding a meeting to discuss how to deliver the transcript to the Constitutional Court.

The rally started at 10:15 a.m. and was still continuing at midday. Support rallies for the KPK were also conducted in Solo, Central Java, and Palembang, South Sumatra. Students in both cities held a peaceful demonstrations by wearing black outfits with black ribbons tied on their arms.