THE arrest of Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi is further evidence that corruption is an inherent component of Indonesian politics. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) says the Golkar Party politician took bribes for the releasing of land and made money by exploiting his position. Before the 1998 Reformasi, researchers said that corruption in Indonesia was in the bureaucracy and not in the political parties—given that during the Suharto