The non-compliance by members of the central and regional Houses of Representatives (DPR) to report their wealth to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is cause for much dismay. Not only does the behavior set a bad example, it is also counterproductive to the drive to eradicate corruption in Indonesia.

All last year, the anticorruption commission noted only 21.42 percent of the 536 members of the DPR had submitted their wealth report of