AGO Names New Suspect in Free Nutritious Meals Corruption Case with Initials AYS
Investigators from the Directorate of Investigation of the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) of the Attorney General’s Office have officially named a new suspect from the private sector, identified by the initials AYS, in the alleged corruption case regarding the management of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) Programme at the National Nutrition Agency (BGN).
The Director of Investigation of Jampidsund, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, confirmed that the designation of AYS as a suspect took place on Saturday, 6 June 2026. AYS is suspected of involvement in manipulating the registration system for partner providers within this national strategic project.
“The investigative team has named one more suspect, AYS, representing the private sector, as a suspect,” Syarief stated at the Attorney General’s Office Building in Jakarta on Thursday (11/6/2026).
Syarief explained that AYS’s role began following a request from suspect SS (Sony Sonjaya), the former Deputy Head of the BGN, to find programme provider partners. During this process, SS allegedly provided unlawful special access to AYS to intervene with the partner verification team.
This access was used by AYS to map vacant communal kitchen locations and to cancel the registration status of prospective Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG) that had previously been approved on the official portal. After performing these unilateral cancellations, AYS inserted new SPPG parties affiliated with him, even though the system registration had officially closed.
“Mr SS unlawfully provided access to AYS to intervene with the MBG partner verification team, allowing him to identify vacant kitchen locations and manipulate prospective SPPG candidates,” Syarief explained.
In exchange for the project monopoly and data manipulation, AYS allegedly deposited a sum of money to SS. For these actions, AYS is charged under Article 12, letters a and b of the Anti-Corruption Law, as well as Article 605 paragraph 2 and Article 606 of the Criminal Code. Currently, AYS has been detained for the next 20 days at the Salemba Detention Centre, South Jakarta.
To date, the Attorney General’s Office has named a total of four suspects in the MBG programme management corruption case: the former Head of the BGN, Dadan Hindayana; two former deputies, Sony Sonjaya and Lodewyk Pusung; and the latest suspect from the private sector, AYS.