Rizky Amelia – While making laws is the daily work of lawmakers, data from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) shows that lawmakers topped the list of people who allegedly broke the law and have been arrested as suspects for corruption so far in 2012.

"There are six people [involved in corruption] from the House of Representatives and DPRD [Regional Representatives Council]," Johan Budi, spokesman of the KPK said on Tuesday.

Among the lawmakers who are being investigated by KPK this year are Wa Ode Nurhayati, a graft suspect for the regional infrastructure development budget 2011, Democratic Party lawmaker Angelina Sondakh, a graft suspect for the construction of an athlete's inn for the SEA Games, and Central Java Representative Council Speaker Murdoko, a graft suspect for the Kendal district budget 2003-2004.

Coming in second on the list were individuals from private institutions, followed by government officials, including mayors, governors and high-rank state employees.

During this four month period, the KPK recovered Rp 24.8 billion from corruptors who returned money or money that was confiscated from corruptors. "The amount of state losses that was saved and given to the state as non-tax revenue from corruption cases is Rp 24,891,091,799 ($2.7 million)," Johan said.