Yuli Tri Suwarn – Angry protesters in front of Bandung District Court on Thursday demanded Nazriel "Ariel" Irham be punished severely for his alleged involvement in a sex video case.

The protestors, from the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), Bandung Adultery Watch and the Antipornography Alliance, threatened to resort to street justice if the judges failed to hand down a heavy sentence to the defendants.

They also accused the witnesses that were testifying at trial that day of favoring Ariel in their testimony.

Ariel is currently on trial at Bandung District Court, along with his former music editor Reza Rizaldy.

The protestors called for the implementation of sharia law against the defendants through the use of corporal punishment. They also held up posters with such provocations as "Hang Ariel" and "Cane or Stone Ariel".

Ariel is alleged to have created sex videos featuring himself with two women: Cut Tari and his fiancee Luna Maya. The videos were posted on the Internet and became readily accessible.

Reza is facing charges for allegedly uploading the videos onto the Internet. Cut Tari admitted she was one of the women featured in the video during testimony at Ariel's trial, something that Ariel has denied.

The trial has been followed closely by several groups in Bandung.

On Thursday, the scene outside court became chaotic when protestors began shaking a gate and ended up breaking it. Police immediately cordoned off the area to prevent protestors from entering the courtyard of the court.

Inside court, six witnesses were testifying in Ariel's favor. Ariel's lawyer Afrian Bondjol hailed the testimony that his client was not involved in the dissemination of the videos.

"They were not sure if Ariel helped to spread the videos. My client did not do it. My client is a victim," Afrian said.