Indonesia has lodged a formal protest with the United States government over corruption allegations against the president released by whistleblower website WikiLeaks.

Susilo Bangbang Yudhoyono won a landslide election victory in 2009 on the back of an anti-corruption campaign.

But US cables released to the Fairfax press by WikiLeaks accuse him of quashing an investigation into an allegedly corrupt political figure.

They also accuse his wife of seeking to profit from her political connections.

However Indonesia's foreign minister, Marty Natalegawa, says all of the allegations are baseless.

He summoned the US ambassador to lodge a protest and demand an explanation this morning.

The Ambassador would not comment publicly on the leaked cables but praised Mr Yudhoyono's record in office.