The Attorney General\u2019s Office (Kejagung) has responded to the\npre-trial lawsuit filed by Lodewyk Pusung, former Deputy Head of the\nNational Nutrition Agency (BGN). The Office explained the reasoning\nbehind the search of Lodewyk\u2019s residence carried out in the early hours\nof the morning.<\/p>\n
The statement was made at a pre-trial hearing at the South Jakarta\nDistrict Court on Tuesday (28\/7\/2026), presided over by sole judge Abdul\nAffandi.<\/p>\n
In its response, the Attorney General\u2019s Office, as the respondent,\nconsidered the petitioner\u2019s argument questioning the timing of the\nsearch to be unfounded, asserting that the action had a solid legal\nbasis.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe petitioner\u2019s argument challenging the execution of the search in\nthe early hours is also baseless. The search was carried out based on\nurgent circumstances as referred to in Article 113 paragraph 4 of Law\nNumber 20 of 2025 concerning the Criminal Procedure Code,\u201d a prosecutor\nread from the response.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor said the search was conducted to secure evidence so\nthat it would not be lost or destroyed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn order to secure evidence and prevent it from being lost, moved,\nor damaged,\u201d the prosecutor continued.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Attorney General\u2019s Office explained that the search\nwas part of an investigative strategy. At the time, searches were\ncarried out simultaneously at three different locations to prevent\ncommunication between the parties involved.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe search was conducted simultaneously at three locations, namely\nthe petitioner\u2019s residence and two other locations belonging to other\nparties who were later also named suspects,\u201d the prosecutor stated.<\/p>\n
The Attorney General\u2019s Office considered the simultaneous searches\nlegally valid in order to safeguard the effectiveness of the\ninvestigation.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs part of a lawful investigative strategy to maintain the\neffectiveness of the investigation process and prevent coordination\nbetween the parties,\u201d the prosecutor said.<\/p>\n
Four pieces of evidence<\/p>\n
At the hearing, the prosecutor also revealed that investigators held\nfour valid pieces of evidence to name Lodewyk a suspect, findings deemed\nsufficient to form the basis of his designation as a suspect.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe petitioner was named a suspect after investigators obtained four\npieces of evidence, namely witness statements, expert testimony,\nelectronic evidence, and documentary evidence,\u201d the prosecutor said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on this evidence, the petitioner\u2019s involvement was found in\nthe alleged criminal act of corruption in the governance of the Free\nNutritious Meals programme at the National Nutrition Agency in\n2025-2026,\u201d the prosecutor continued.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor explained that the electronic evidence held by\ninvestigators included recordings of conversations between Lodewyk and\nother parties, including his wife. These conversations substantially\nrevealed Lodewyk\u2019s role in the alleged corruption of the flagship\nprogramme.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe respondent obtained evidence in the form of electronic evidence,\nnamely conversations between the petitioner and other parties, including\nthe petitioner\u2019s wife, from which information was substantially obtained\nregarding the petitioner\u2019s role in the alleged criminal act concerning\nthe governance of the MBG programme,\u201d the prosecutor said.<\/p>\n
In its response, the prosecutor also revealed the existence of state\nlosses underpinning the investigation. The prosecutor said the irregular\ngovernance by the suspects resulted in budget waste of up to Rp 10.5\ntrillion per year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the special-purpose audit working paper on the governance of the\nMBG programme by the BPKP (Finance and Development Supervisory Agency),\nit was stated that waste occurred in the Free Nutritious Meals programme\nat the National Nutrition Agency amounting to Rp 10.5 trillion per\nyear,\u201d the prosecutor concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ago-reveals-reasons-for-pre-dawn-raid-on-ex-deputy-head-of-national-nutrition-agency-lodewyk-1785239662", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }