AGO Denies Raiding BGN Chief Nanik's Home in MBG Corruption Case

The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has denied raiding the home of National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Nanik S Deyang in connection with the corruption case involving the management of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme. “There hasn’t been any (raid), not yet,” said Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, to reporters at the Asset Recovery Agency office on Monday (16/5). Febrie stated that his team is currently focused on examining and developing the case against the suspects. He emphasised that investigators are still pursuing other evidence, tracing the flow of corrupt funds, and identifying other parties involved in the corruption case. “We are still concentrating on the several individuals we have detained. Both in terms of developing evidence, assets, and the involvement of other people,” he said. Furthermore, Febrie mentioned that his office has no plans yet to search Nanik’s house for related evidence. “I think, as of now, that connection does not yet exist,” he clarified. The AGO has named a total of five suspects in the corruption case concerning the management of the MBG programme for the 2025-2026 period. The five are former BGN head Dadan Hindayana; former BGN deputy heads Sony Sonjaya and Lodewijk Pusung; Sony’s associate Asep Yusuf Somantri; and Commissioner of PT Yasa Artha Trimanunggal, Andri Mulyono. In this case, the AGO explained that the MBG programme was supposed to be managed by the Satuan Pelayanan dan Pemenuhan Gizi (SPPG) foundation, which is affiliated with recipient schools. However, in practice, many SPPGs were appointed because of their affiliations with BGN officials. Additionally, many of the foundations did not actually meet the requirements to become SPPG partners. Furthermore, there was a mark-up in procurement prices, causing losses that did not support the operational implementation of the MBG programme. This included 21,801 electric motorcycles valued at IDR 1.03 trillion, 32,000 pairs of shoes, 31,994 tablets, and 5,400 75-inch televisions.