After Electric Motorcycles, Alleged CCTV Corruption Emerges in Free Nutritious Meal Programme
The legal counsel for the Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Sony Sanjaya, Krisna Murti, has revealed alleged irregularities in the procurement of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and fingerprint systems within the Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG). The procurement value is reported to exceed Rp 300 billion.
Krisna made the statement after accompanying Sony during his examination as a suspect at the Attorney General’s Office’s Special Crimes Sub-division (Jampidsus) building on Thursday (18/06/2026).
According to Krisna, the project was already underway before Sony assumed his position at the BGN. The procurement was conducted through a third party to install CCTV and fingerprint devices across approximately 5,000 SPPGs, which serve as the implementing units for the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) Programme.
“Before Mr Sony joined, there was a procurement contract for CCTV and fingerprint systems. Five CCTVs are to be installed per SPPG. The procurement was carried out through outsourcing to vendors with a total value of over approximately Rp 300 billion,” said Krisna.
He explained that the contract was set to expire on 19 February 2026. As the contract neared its end, Sony reportedly summoned the vendor to conduct a verification of the work performed.
According to Krisna, Sony requested the vendor to demonstrate one of the CCTV installation points and the fingerprint system, including an example at a public primary school in East Jakarta. However, he noted that the vendor was unable to show the intended installation locations.
“When asked to show the installed points, they could not demonstrate them. They could not answer where the CCTVs had been installed,” Krisna said.
Based on the results of this verification, he continued, suspicions have arisen that the procurement, for which the state has already made payments, has not been realised as intended.
“This means the BGN has spent more than Rp 300 billion, but when verified, the work results could not be shown,” said Krisna.
When asked whether this situation indicates a fictitious project, Krisna stated that the term used by Sony was a “total loss”.
“According to Mr Sony, it is a total loss. In other words, it can be described as fictitious,” he concluded.