Camelia Pasandaran – Demonstrators on Monday burned photographs of President Susilio Bambang Yudhoyono's son Edi Baskoro, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa and others alleged to have received illegal funds from the Rp 6.7 trillion ($710 million) bailout of Bank Century.

Protesting first outside Bank Indonesia in Central Jakarta before moving to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in South Jakarta, demonstrators demanded that officials who had allegedly received the funds return the money to the public.

"We went to Bank Indonesia to warn the BI governor not to get rid of crucial data needed for the Bank Century investigations simply because they want to protect state officials," Budi, of the democracy activist network Prodem, said on Monday.

"We all want the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center [PPATK] to investigate bank accounts belonging to six people, including two coordinating ministers, the Mallarangeng brothers and Hartati Murdaya."

Carrying banners stating that the central bank was corrupt, Prodem activists urged the KPK to lead the graft investigation into Bank Century.

Last week, the People's Democratic Defense (Bendera) claimed to have evidence that Rp 1.8 trillion was channeled to Yudhoyono's re-election campaign, members of his inner circle and various state agencies.

The accused officials countered by filing a criminal defamation complaint with the Jakarta Police on Dec. 1.