LHKPN WITHOUT REVERSAL OF BURDEN OF PROOF: PSEUDO-TRANSPARENCY IN CORRUPTION ERADICATION

Abstract

Corruption continues to undermine governance and public trust in Indonesia, despite preventive measures such as the LHKPN that aim to ensure transparency among public officials. In practice, the system has 
become largely administrative, with weak verification and no binding legal consequences for false reporting. The first problem identified is the formalistic implementation of the LHKPN, which limits its role as an effective anti-corruption tool. The second problem lies in the absence of a reversal of burden of proof, which hampers efforts to detect and prosecute illicit enrichment. This research finds that integrating the reversal of burden of proof into the LHKPN system would enhance its credibility and legal force. The result shows that such integration enables a shift from administrative compliance to substantive accountability, strengthening asset verification and increasing deterrence against corruption.