Attorney General's Office States Electric Motors and Shoes in MBG Corruption Case Will Not Be Seized
The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has stated that it will not seize all goods resulting from the procurement processes of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) which were subject to price markups.
In this case, the Director of Investigation for the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, explained that several procurements were conducted at values above fair market prices. These procurements include electric motorcycles, shoes, tablets, and televisions. However, he emphasised that investigators will not seize all of these items.
Syarief noted that because these goods have already been distributed across various regions and are being utilised in the MBG (Free Nutritious Meal) programme, seizure is not practical. “If the goods have reached the regions and are being used, we certainly will not carry out seizures. Seizures are only conducted for use as samples,” he stated during a press conference on Thursday.
He explained that the investigators’ primary focus is on the documents and the budgeting processes carried out by the suspects to facilitate these procurements. “Therefore, it is not necessary to seize everything. They can all continue to be used in their respective regions. What we are investigating is the procurement trail,” he added.
Previously, the Attorney General’s Office named the former Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, along with former Deputy Heads Sony Sonjaya and Lodewyk Pusung, as suspects in the corruption case involving the management of the MBG programme.
In this matter, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi explained that the MBG programme should have been managed by foundations affiliated with the recipient schools. However, in practice, many SPPG (Food Supply Points) were appointed due to their affiliations with high-ranking BGN officials. Syarief noted that these foundations essentially did not meet the requirements to become SPPG partners.
The three suspects are also accused of inflating prices during procurement, leading to losses that undermine the operational execution of the MBG programme. The specific irregular procurements detailed include:
The procurement of 21,801 electric motorcycles, with a total value of approximately Rp1 trillion.
The procurement of 32,000 pairs of shoes that did not comply with regulations and involved markups.
The procurement of over 31,000 tablets that did not comply with regulations and involved markups.
The procurement of 5,400 units of 75-inch televisions that did not comply with regulations and involved price markups.