It is fair to say that Indonesia’sHouse of Representatives, the national legislature, has an image problem. Already 33 members of a single committee of the 530-person legislature have been sent to prison for accepting bribes in a single scandal. That involved votes sold in 2004 for a total of US$2.3 million to reelect as Indonesia’s deputy central bank governor Miranda Goeltom, who is now under investigation by authorities.
Cleaning Up Indonesia's Legislature
It is fair to say that Indonesia’sHouse of Representatives, the national legislature, has an image problem. Already 33 members of a single committee of the 530-person legislature have been sent to prison for accepting bribes in a single scandal. That involved votes sold in 2004 for a total of US$2.3 million to reelect as Indonesia’s deputy central bank governor Miranda Goeltom, who is now under investigation by authorities.
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