THE public is quite aware that members of House of Representatives (DPR) tend to show off their authority. But what happened at Senayan last Monday was a ‘show of force’ that went too far. With a contrived reason, the DPR Law Commission expelled two leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Bibit Samad Rianto and Chandra Hamzah, from the meeting room.

Several DPR members made the excuse that the expulsions reflected the consist