Nurfika Osman – Thousands of people braved the hot sun at Jakarta's Hotel Indonesia circle to rally against corruption on Sunday morning.

Jakarta police said 3,000 people attended, and 500 police officers were detailed to the event.

"This our expression of opposition to corruption. As common citizens we are not blind to this issue," said Agam Faturrochman, spokesman for the antigraft Cicak Community.

The rally included performances by SLANK, Oppie Andaresta, Once Dewa, Efek Rumah Kaca, and Netral.

"I am a musician and also a citizen who wants corruption to be eradicated from the country," Oppie said. "Corruption makes everyone live in poverty. This event shows that people are fighting for justice."

Homemaker Adinda Saidah brought her family to the rally. "This country has been damaged by corruption and I think everyone in the country needs clean, good governance," she said.

The rally ended with a mass sing-along of the children's song "Cicak di Dinding" (Cicak on the Wall) and the anticorruption anthem "Cicak di Dadaku" (Cicak on my Chest).

The concert was organized on Facebook, which has become a gathering point for the anticorruption movement. A Facebook page in support of suspended Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputies Bibit Samad Riyanto and Chandra Hamzah surpassed its goal of one million members this weekend and was nearing 1.1 million as of midday on Sunday.

The Facebook moement was inspired by the October 29 arrests of Chandra and Bibit for abuse of power. Wiretapped phone conversations aired during their trial on Tuesday suggested police, prosecutors and the brother of a graft suspect had plotted to frame the antigraft officers.

Bibit and Chandra have been released on bail, but their case is still active.

Antigraft activists have embraced the gecko as their symbol ever since the National Police's chief of detectives, Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji, dismissively compared the KPK to a gecko and the police to a crocodile. Susno, who was implicated in the phone tapes, has temporarily resigned in the face of public calls for his suspension.