Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Around 100 students and activists from the People's Bastion of Democracy (Bendera) held a demonstration commemorating the first 100 days of the Yudhoyono administration at the old Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) office on Jl. Diponegoro in the Menteng area of Central Jakarta.

The protesters, who took turns in giving speeches criticising Yudhoyono, also called for a full investigation into the Bank Century case and an end to unemployment and corruption.

At around 4pm, the demonstrators were joined by students from the Bung Karno University (UBK), the Islamic State University and the Salemba Christian University of Indonesia (UKI), who blocked the road in front of the PDI office preventing traffic from getting through.

When police asked them to open the blockade, a clash broke out with students and police pushing and shoving each other. Fortunately the protesters respective rally martials were able to calm the situation and the police retreated to the opposite side of the road. The students meanwhile continued giving speeches and traffic was redirected via a different route. (aan/nrl)

[Abridged translation by James Balowski.]