Attorney General's Office: Three suspects in Free Nutritious Meal case suspected of misappropriating SPPG incentives

The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has stated that three suspects in the alleged corruption case involving the management of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme are suspected of misappropriating incentives provided by the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to the Nutrition Service Fulfillment Units (SPPG).

The three suspects are the former Head of the BGN, Dadan Hindayana, and two former Deputy Heads of the BGN, Lodewyk Pusung and Sony Sonjaya.

The Director of Investigation for the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the Attorney General’s Office, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, stated at the Jampidsus Building in Jakarta on Thursday that the BGN provides an incentive of approximately Rp6 million per day to the SPPG.

Regarding the modus operandi of the misappropriation, he was unable to disclose details as the information is still part of the ongoing investigation. He added that investigators are not currently focusing on money laundering offences, as the current investigation is strictly focused on corruption crimes.

The suspects are alleged to have unlawfully appointed affiliated foundations as partners for the SPPG. Furthermore, they are suspected of conducting procurement processes for both goods and services in an unlawful manner.

Due to their actions, the suspects are charged with violating Article 603 in conjunction with Article 20, points a or c of Law Number 1 of 2023 regarding the Criminal Code, in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 regarding the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, and Law Number 20 of 2001 regarding the Amendment to Law Number 31 of 1999.

The three suspects have been detained for the next 20 days, effective from Wednesday (3/6), at the Salemba Detention Centre under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General’s Office and the South Jakarta District Attorney’s Office.