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        "id": 1797986,
        "msgid": "sony-sanjayas-confidant-named-suspect-in-free-nutritious-meals-corruption-case-1781175716",
        "date": "2026-06-11 16:56:33",
        "title": "Sony Sanjaya's Confidant Named Suspect in Free Nutritious Meals Corruption Case",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Attorney General's Office has named Asep Yusuf Somantri, a confidant of former BGN deputy head Sony Sanjaya, as a new suspect in the corruption scandal surrounding the Free Nutritious Meals programme. He is accused of manipulating the selection of kitchen operators and funnelling illicit payments to Sanjaya. The case has already implicated former BGN head Dadan Hindayana and other senior officials over procurement mark-ups and mismanagement.",
        "content": "<p>The Attorney General\u2019s Office has named a further suspect in the\ncorruption case concerning the management of the Free Nutritious Meals\nprogramme. Director of Investigation at the Junior Attorney General for\nSpecial Crimes, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, stated that the suspect is Asep\nYusuf Somantri, a confidant of former Deputy Head of the National\nNutrition Agency (BGN) Sony Sanjaya. \u201cOn Saturday, 6 June 2026, the\ninvestigative team named one suspect, AYS, a private party,\u201d he said\nduring a press conference on Thursday (11\/6). Syarief explained that in\nthis case, Asep Yusuf was asked by suspect Sony to find partners for the\nimplementation of the Free Nutritious Meals programme. In its execution,\nSony also violated regulations by granting Asep Yusuf access to\nintervene in the MBG partner verification team. \u201cThus he could identify\nvacant kitchen points and manipulate matters so that prospective SPPG\napplicants who had registered on the MBG partner portal and been\napproved would then have their registration status cancelled,\u201d he said.\nFurthermore, Asep Yusuf was also able to facilitate the establishment of\nSPPGs at points that should have been closed. Syarief added that the\nperpetrator then handed over payment to Sony. \u201cAfter arranging these\nSPPG points, AYS unlawfully gave a sum of money to suspect SS,\u201d he\nexplained. For his actions, the suspect has been charged under Article\n12 letters a and b of the Corruption Eradication Law and Articles 605\nparagraph 2 and 606 of the Criminal Code. \u201cThe suspect is currently\nbeing detained for the next 20 days at the Salemba Detention Centre,\nSouth Jakarta District Prosecutor\u2019s Office branch,\u201d he stated. The\nAttorney General\u2019s Office previously named former Head of the National\nNutrition Agency Dadan Hindayana, along with former Deputy Heads Sony\nSanjaya and Lodewyk Pusung, as suspects in the corruption case involving\nthe management of the MBG programme. In this matter, Director of\nInvestigation Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi explained that the MBG programme\nwas supposed to be managed by foundations affiliated with recipient\nschools. However, in practice, many SPPG operators were appointed\nbecause they had affiliations with senior BGN officials. Syarief said\nthese foundations essentially did not meet the requirements to become\nSPPG partners. The three are also accused of marking up the procurement\nprices of goods, causing losses that did not support the operational\nimplementation of the MBG programme. These included 21,801 electric\nmotorcycles valued at IDR 1.03 trillion, 32,000 pairs of shoes, 31,994\ntablets, and 5,400 units of 75-inch televisions.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sony-sanjayas-confidant-named-suspect-in-free-nutritious-meals-corruption-case-1781175716",
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