Jakarta – The Report Desk for Budget Mafia Practices (P2MA) received 20 reports of corrupt practices, implicating 10 lawmakers who have allegedly served as "brokers" for a number of regional construction projects, in the two days following its launch on Thursday.

The desk was founded by lawmaker Zainal Bintang of the Golkar Party and Regional Representatives Council (DPD) deputy speaker La Ode Ida. Its office is on the eighth floor of the DPD building in the House of Representatives complex in Jakarta.

"When we find ethic violations [in the reported cases], we'll report them to the House's Honorary Committee," Zainal said on Friday in Jakarta, as quoted by metrotvnews.com.

He refused to name any of the 10 reported lawmakers, but added that they allegedly received "fees" for facilitating a number of construction projects in eastern Indonesia, including South Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi.

"According to the reports, they allegedly received fees of up to 7 percent of the total value of each planned project. The fees are paid before the projects start to guarantee that they will actually be executed."

"The lawmakers usually ink such deals when they return to their regions, where they've been elected," Zainal explained. He added the projects included infrastructure projects, the construction of health and sports facilities and some agriculture projects.

Reports were made by contractors who felt cheated by the lawmakers' failure to ensure execution of the projects, despite the fees having already been paid, Zainal said.