AGO Respects Former BGN Deputy's Pretrial Motion in Free Nutritious Meal Corruption Case
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Attorney General’s Office has stated that it respects the decision of the former Deputy of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Lodewyk Pusung, to file a pretrial motion.
Lodewyk Pusung is a suspect in the alleged corruption case involving the management of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme at the BGN for the 2025–2026 period.
“We respect that, and we will later respond to the objections raised by the individual or by his legal counsel,” said the Director of Investigation for the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) of the Attorney General’s Office, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, in Jakarta on Thursday.
According to the Case Tracking Information System (SIPP) of the South Jakarta District Court, Lodewyk filed the pretrial motion on Monday, 29 June 2026. The application is registered under number 105/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL.
“Case classification: The legality of the implementation of coercive measures against the suspect,” the application stated.
The respondent in the case is the Attorney General of the Republic of Indonesia c.q. the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampudius).
The SIPP also records that the hearing is scheduled for Monday, 13 July 2026, between 08:00 and 10:00 WIB, with the agenda focusing on the completeness of legal standing.
To date, seven individuals have been named suspects in the corruption case involving the management of the Free Nutritious Meal programme, namely the former Head of BGN Dadan Hindayana; the former Deputy Head of BGN for Organisational Development and Institutional Relations Lodewyk Pusung; the former Deputy Head of BGN for Operational Nutrition Fulfilment Sony Sonjaya; Asep Yusuf Soemantri representing the private sector; the Commissioner of PT Yasa Artha Trimanunggal Andri Mulyono; Glory Harimas Sihombing representing the private sector; and LMI, acting as the Secretary of the Deputy for Promotion and Cooperation at the BGN.