Bandung – Dozens of university students in Bandung, West Java, staged a rally against President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, whom they accused of failing to eradicate corruption.

The students, who were members of the Indonesian Muslim Students Action Front (KAMMI), called on Yudhoyono to focus on solving major corruption cases, including the Bank Century bailout and the Hambalang sports complex scandal that involved members of his own Democratic Party.

The students also deplored Yudhoyono's visit to the city, which was aimed at inaugurating a luxurious hotel built by a company owned by his political ally, Chairul Tanjung.

"The construction of Trans Hotel had to be rejected because it had dried up the water supply of the local community here," one of the protesters said as quoted by tempo.co.

The students were later involved in a clash with riot police who tried to break them up. Eight students were injured in the scuffle and were rushed to a local hospital. Members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) were also involved in the clash.