Former BGN Deputy Sony Sonjaya Submits JC Application, Names 26 in Case File
Sony Sonjaya’s attorney, Krisna Murti, has stated that his client provided more than 20 names suspected of involvement in corruption related to the management of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme to investigators at the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung). The dozens of names were included in the official case examination report (BAP).
“We have conveyed them to the investigators. The 20-plus names are already in the BAP. At the time of the examination, I was accompanying Mr Sony, and we recorded them in the BAP,” Krisna told reporters on Wednesday (10/6/2026).
Krisna explained that a letter applying for Justice Collaborator (JC) status has been submitted to investigators. He expressed hope that his client’s application would be granted.
“We submitted the JC letter yesterday; it has been signed, and I have handed it over to the Kejagung. We hope the prosecution service will grant the JC status, as it will help to uncover a larger event and facilitate further development of the investigation,” he said.
He revealed there are 26 names suspected of involvement in the case, noting that this figure represents only a portion of the total.
“There are individuals, essentially from the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The legislative branch is most represented. The number is 26, and it may increase; that is just a fraction,” he stated.
Previously, Sony declared his readiness to expose the involvement of other parties suspected of meddling in the MBG programme. Krisna stressed that the JC application is not an effort to avoid legal liability; rather, Sony intends to cooperate fully in order to reveal all actors who exploited the strategic programme.
The Kejagung has named Sony, former BGN Head Dadan Hindayana, and former BGN Deputy Head Lodewyk Pusung as suspects in the case. The three are suspected of intervening in the verification process for BGN partner portals to ensure their affiliated foundations passed scrutiny despite being ineligible.
Beyond the intervention, the three suspects are allegedly affiliated with a number of SPPG (Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units). Through these affiliations, several SPPG foundations received billions of rupiah daily. In addition to matters concerning the foundations, the Kejagung detected suspects’ intervention in the procurement of goods and services that did not match real needs and involved marked-up prices. All of these procurements have reportedly been realised.
Items caught up in the corruption include the procurement of 21,801 electric motorbikes worth approximately Rp 1 trillion, 32,000 pairs of shoes, 31,000 tablet units, and 5,400 75-inch televisions.