AGO to Soon Examine Sony, Investigate 26 Names Allegedly Involved in MBG Corruption
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has stated it will examine former Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Sony Sanjaya next week in connection with corruption in the governance of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme. Director of Investigation for the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, said the examination will also be used to explore the justice collaborator (JC) application submitted by Sony. “In the near future, we will conduct an examination of suspect SS to confirm the JC application he has submitted,” he told reporters, as quoted on Sunday (14/6).
Syarief further stated that his team is currently researching 26 names Sony mentioned as being involved in the MBG programme corruption case. He noted that Sony has not yet handed over the evidence he possesses to investigators to substantiate his testimony. “We are currently researching and checking those 26 names; we also have our own evidence and are examining everything. Later, we will summon and examine Mr SS, who has applied for JC,” he said. “Because Mr SS has not yet submitted the evidence he has, we are also calculating what evidence we hold,” he added.
Separately, Head of the AGO Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, confirmed that investigators will examine Sony next week. However, he did not disclose further details regarding the exact date of the examination. “What is clear is next week. Just wait for the date next week,” he stated.
The AGO has named a total of five suspects in the corruption case concerning the governance of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme for the 2025-2026 period. The five are former BGN Head Dadan Hindayana; former BGN Deputy Heads Sony Sonjaya and Lodewyk Pusung; Sony’s associate Asep Yusuf Somantri (AYS); and Commissioner of PT Yasa Artha Trimanunggal (YAT), Andri Mulyono.
In this case, the AGO explained that the MBG programme should have been managed by the Nutrition Service and Fulfilment Unit (SPPG) foundations affiliated with recipient schools. However, in practice, many SPPGs were appointed because they had affiliations with senior BGN officials. Furthermore, many foundations did not actually meet the requirements to become SPPG partners. Subsequently, there was a mark-up in the procurement prices of goods, resulting in losses that did not support the operational implementation of the MBG. These goods 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.