Legislators' wealth reports

Legislators' wealth reports

From Kompas

The move by the State Officials' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) in making public the names of 92 members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), who had failed to submit their wealth reports, is the commission's way of censuring these members, as they have demonstrated a poor attitude and ignored the prevailing regulations. Unfortunately, the published report mentions only nine names. We are disappointed. It has raised a question as to whether the KPKPN list is complete or not.

The behavior of these 92 MPR members has been a cause of concern. The nine names published are those of figures popular for their intellectual standing and activity in the political field. In reality, they have not complied with the law.

Hopefully, they will not be taken as an example by society at large, which has admired these people. The commission's action shows that it can adopt a firm attitude in upholding the regulations in relation to anyone, including respected figures.

As for society, the issue can provide guidance with which to judge its representatives sitting in the MPR. For the MPR members, they should think hard about whether they deserve to be elected as the people's representatives or not.

TETRI

Yogyakarta