Prodita Sabarini, Jakarta – If how early people can drag themselves out of a comfortable Sunday morning sleep-in is any measure of dedication, then the people that traveled to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle at 7 a.m. are a symbol of the country's commitment to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Some 5,000 people joined the rally supporting the KPK, currently in a battle between the Attorney General's Office and the National Police with the latter organization detaining the antigraft body's top officials for bribery.

The rally, which started with a group exercise, was dubbed "A healthy Indonesia fighting corruption". Civil society figures gave speeches during the event, which was organized by the antigraft community Cicak (Love Indonesia Love KPK). Long-time KPK supporters, the band Slank, also performed for the masses.

Arthur Ebox, 30 said that he arrived at the roundabout at around 7.30 to show support for the commission. "For the moment it is one of the best law enforcing institutions in the country," he said.

The tension between the government institutions is now popularly called the battle of the cicak and buaya (gecko and crocodile), coined by the police detective chief, Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji, who recently resigned.

Public outrage over the Attorney General's Office and the National Police escalated after the Constitutional Court played wiretapped conversations obtained from the KPK, which hinted at the framing of the two KPK deputies, Bibit Samad Rianto and Chandra M. Hamzah.

During the rally, a group of people brought a crocodile doll, representing the National Police and burnt it. Another group brought a poster of businessman Anggodo Widjojo, who in the recordings attempted to get the KPK to drop a bribery case against his brother Anggoro Widjojo, dressed in a police uniform.

The creator of the Facebook page supporting the KPK deputies, Usman Yasin, was also present at the rally. The page now has more than a million members. Cicak activist who organized the event Eryanto Nugroho said the public wanted justice to be upheld. "This is a civil movement, which I think is very crucial to have at this point as no political parties are in opposition [against the National Police and the Attorney General]," Eryanto said. He said that Cicak would continue to support the KPK.