The local rent-a-mob tradition continued on Wednesday during a demonstration allegedly in support of the National Police and Attorney General's Office in Central Jakarta.

Around 700 protesters gathered outside the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle at 12:30 p.m. before marching to the Presidential Palace, causing traffic jams.

The rally participants carried posters bearing a variety of statements both slamming the president's fact-finding team and supporting the National Police and the Attorney General's Office in their plans to continue to pursue charges against two deputy chairmen of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Chandra M Hamzah and Bibit Samad Rianto.

One rally participant said he was not paid to join the demonstration but admitted that he was given money "for transportation."

Another participant named Jati said he was asked to join the demonstration by his friend.

"We were not paid [to join the rally]. We were only given Rp 25,000 [$2.67] for transportation. We are just excited because the topic is very hot on TV. We want to join in the excitement," he said, while holding up a poster declaring fact-finding team "Team 8 Are Just Clowns."

However, not all participants at the rally seemed to understand what they were campaigning for. "I just know the Team of Eight often appears on TV," a demonstrator named Surono reportedly told detik.com.