Jakarta – Twelve legislators from the House of Representatives' security commission will travel abroad despite criticism over ineffectiveness and lack of empathy for destitute compatriots.

The legislators will travel to Morocco to attend a forum discussing conditions on Arab and Africa continents after the Arab Spring. The legislators are Mahfudz Shiddiq,

Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, Tantowi Yahya, Neil Iskandar Daulay,Muchamad Ruslan, Yoris Raweyai, Fayakun Andriadi, Lucy Kurniasari,Gamari Sutrisno, Muhammad Syahfan Badri Sampurno, Muhammad Najib, and Effendy Choirie.

TB Hasanuddin, another legislator, said in defense of his fellow legislators that it was not the House that had initiated the visit to Morocco, but that they were going at the invitation of the Foreign Ministry.

When asked whether he would also attend the discussion, Hasanuddin said he was unable to due to personal reasons.

Legislative watchdog activist Sebastian Salang regretted the plan, saying that foreign trips were unnecessary. "There are many ways of doing it [learning about it] from here rather than visiting.