The Gadai SK Phenomenon Is Considered Picu The Corrupt Behavior Of The People's Representatives

The phenomenon of the proliferation of the pawning of Decree (SK) for the inauguration of legislative members at the DPR and DPRD levels is considered to trigger the emergence of corrupt behavior among the people's representatives.

The Coordinator of the Indonesian Voters Committee (TePI Indonesia), Jeiry Sumampow, revealed that the phenomenon of pawning SK for legislative members has often occurred after the election and inauguration. At least, there are two factors that encourage the people's representatives to pawn the decree to the bank, namely changing the standard of living and the high cost of advancing in the election.

"Maybe you should raise the standard of life to a level where the public perception of an official. For example, you have to have a car or something else. The high political costs are also a factor in pawning the decrees of the legislative members," he said, Sunday, September 8, 2024.

The rise of the SK pawning phenomenon is feared that members of the legislature will not focus on fighting for their constituent mandate, but instead focus more on seeking funds to pay installments to the bank.

"It could be that the dominant motivation as a representative of the people collects money or assets at least to pay installments. I think there are many negatives compared to the positives," added Jeiry.

This condition is considered to trigger corrupt behavior among the people's representatives if the salary as a member of the legislature is considered unable to cover installments and the cost of living with the family. That's one possibility that can happen, if the focus is on paying debts, then it's his mind to get income that shouldn't be open. The correlation is that way (corruptive), "concluded Jeiry.