A Look Back at Indonesian Corruption Cases That Shook the Public, the Latest Costing the State Rp1 Trillion
The Attorney General’s Office has exposed alleged irregularities in the Free Nutritious Meal Programme (MBG), which reportedly caused state losses of up to Rp1 trillion. The case has drawn public attention and adds to a long list of corruption cases with fantastic values that have shaken Indonesia in recent years. Not only do they cause state financial losses, a number of cases also trigger public anger because they involve funds that should be used for the public interest.
- MBG Corruption Becomes the Latest Highlight
Public attention is currently focused on the alleged corruption case of the Free Nutritious Meal Programme, which implicates former Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Dadan Hindayana along with a number of other former officials. Based on the preliminary investigation results of the Attorney General’s Office, the state loss in this case is estimated to reach around Rp1 trillion. Investigators suspect there were irregularities in the management of the Nutrition Service Fulfilment Unit (SPPG) kitchens, which are the spearhead of the programme’s implementation. The modus operandi uncovered by investigators includes the appointment of a certain foundation as a kitchen management partner, even though it was suspected of not fulfilling the applicable provisions. From this scheme, the suspects allegedly obtained large profits daily from the management of MBG kitchens spread across various regions. The Attorney General’s Office also revealed that the alleged irregularities in this programme had actually been studied for a long time before finally being upgraded to the investigation stage and the naming of suspects.
- Tin Corruption with Fantastic Losses
Previously, Indonesia was also rocked by an alleged tin commodity trading corruption case, which is referred to as one of the cases with the largest loss value in history. The Attorney General’s Office stated that the environmental and economic losses from the case reached hundreds of trillions of rupiah. A number of businessmen and related parties were eventually named as suspects in the case that seized national attention. The magnitude of the loss figure makes the tin case one of the symbols of how corruption practices can have a broad impact on the economy and the environment.
- The Jiwasraya Case That Shook the Financial Industry
The PT Asuransi Jiwasraya case became one of the biggest scandals in Indonesia’s financial sector.