The Attorney General\u2019s Office (Kejagung) has named the former Head of\nthe National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, along with two\nformer deputies, Lodewijk Pusung and Sonny Sanjaya, as suspects in an\nalleged corruption case concerning the implementation of the Free\nNutritious Meal (MBG) programme. The three individuals are suspected of\nenriching themselves through foundations serving as partners to the\nNutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG), which manage production\nkitchens and act as suppliers for the MBG programme across various\nregions.<\/p>\n
The Director of Investigation for the Junior Attorney General for\nSpecial Crimes (Jampidsus), Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, explained that the\ninvestigation uncovered two primary modes of operation. In addition to\nreceiving fund flows through SPPG partner foundations, the suspects are\nalso alleged to have engaged in corruption through the inflation of\nbudgets for the procurement of goods and services within the BGN\nenvironment.<\/p>\n
According to Syarief, some foundations appointed as SPPG partners\nwere found to have links to the suspects. These foundations were granted\napproval and verification as partners despite failing to meet the\nestablished requirements.<\/p>\n
The MBG programme is one of the national priority programmes managed\nby the BGN. In 2025, the programme\u2019s budget reached IDR 85.27 trillion,\nwhile for 2026, the government increased the budget to IDR 268\ntrillion.<\/p>\n
In its implementation, the BGN holds the authority to verify and\napprove the establishment of SPPGs or production kitchens that supply\nnutritious meals to beneficiary schools.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe MBG programme should be managed by foundations at each school.\nHowever, in reality, the foundations appointed as SPPG partners were\nfoundations used as instruments for crime and are affiliated with\nofficials or employees of the BGN. This occurred despite the three\nsuspects knowing that these foundations did not meet the requirements to\nbe SPPG partners,\u201d said Syarief on Wednesday (3\/6\/2022).<\/p>\n
Investigations also revealed that the suspects owned their own\nfoundations, as well as affiliated foundations, to establish and manage\nthe SPPG kitchens supplying the MBG programme.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mbg-corruption-allegedly-involves-foundations-affiliated-with-national-nutrition-agency-officials-1780837792", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }