Thousands march against corruption in Indonesia

[Coventina]

Source: CNN

Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- Thousands of protesters gathered in several cities in Indonesia on Wednesday to push the government to deal with rampant allegations of corruption.

Demonstrators massed in Jakarta, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Bandung and West Java.

Organizers planned the protests for International Anti-Corruption Day, which the United Nations had declared to raise awareness about efforts to combat graft.

The protests come amid a growing public dissatisfaction over investigations into a bailout of Indonesia's Century Bank.

The controversy began when critics accused President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and some of his political allies of benefiting from the bailout money. The $710 million government bailout occurred in November 2008.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/09/indonesia.protests/

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If only something like that would happen here. I didn't even know it was "International Anti-Corruption Day".

[valerief]

1. Wow. Every day is Corruption Day here. nt