Imran MA, Lhokseumawe – A group of students from the Student Communication Forum (FKM) demonstrated in the North Acehnese city of Lhokseumawe on January 28 calling on President Yudhoyono to reform the police and the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

Action coordinator Rahmat said that a number of cases have yet to be resolved, such as the Bank Century scandal, and that this is because the morality and creditability of the police and AGO were doubtful.

"There are actually many indications of irregularities in these two institutions, but it's difficult for them to be accessed by the people because they are law enforcement agencies. This appears to be the phenomena up until now, and it is here that there are many problems", said Rahmat.

During the demonstration, which began at 10am, the students brought banners with their demands, which included resolving the Bank Century case, the release of jailed Acehnese political prisoners, the enactment of the Law on a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR) and the eradication of corruption at all levels.

[Abridged translation by James Balowski.]