Former Deputy Head of National Nutrition Agency Lodewyk Pusung Files Third Pre-trial Motion over Seizure
Efforts by former Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Lodewyk Pusung to halt the legal process in the alleged corruption case concerning the governance of the free nutritious meal programme (MBG) have not subsided. For the third time, Lodewyk has filed a pre-trial motion relating to the seizure in the case.
The latest motion was registered by Lodewyk on Wednesday (26/8), under case number 150/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL. In this application, Lodewyk is challenging the legality of the seizure carried out by the investigation team of the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung).
“Case classification: legality of the execution of forced seizure measures,” read the information on the Case Tracking Information System (SIPP) of the South Jakarta District Court, quoted on Saturday (29/8/2026).
According to the schedule that has been set, the South Jakarta District Court will hold the first hearing of this application on Friday (4/9) next week.
“First hearing Friday, 04 September 2026,” it stated.
Lodewyk Pusung has been named a suspect in the alleged corruption case concerning MBG governance by the Attorney General’s Office. Lodewyk objected and filed a pre-trial motion against the Attorney General’s Office.
The first motion was filed by Lodewyk at the South Jakarta District Court to challenge the validity of his suspect status. However, the judge ruled that the South Jakarta District Court did not have the authority to hear the case because the locus delicti was deemed not to be in South Jakarta.
Subsequently, Lodewyk filed a second motion at the Central Jakarta District Court. The focus of that motion was the legality of the forced seizure measures by the Attorney General’s Office.
As a result, the single judge at the Central Jakarta District Court granted the Attorney General’s Office’s exception. The judge ruled that the Central Jakarta District Court also lacked the authority to hear the pre-trial motion. Consequently, the judge did not consider or examine the substance of the seizure or the naming of Lodewyk as a suspect at all.
Attorney General’s Office Response to Lodewyk’s Motion
The Attorney General’s Office stated it is ready to face Lodewyk’s third motion in the alleged corruption case concerning MBG governance. However, the Attorney General’s Office has several notes, as this is the third time Lodewyk has filed a pre-trial motion.
“The Attorney General’s Office respects the filing of a pre-trial motion as a legal right of a suspect guaranteed by the Criminal Procedure Code. Therefore, please use that right in accordance with the applicable legal mechanism, and the Attorney General’s Office as the respondent will certainly face it and provide answers in court,” said the Head of the Attorney General’s Office Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, in his statement.
Nevertheless, Anang spoke about the provisions in Law Number 20 of 2025 concerning the new Criminal Procedure Code. In that regulation, he said there are limitations regarding the filing of pre-trial motions for the same object.
“However, it should be understood that the new Criminal Procedure Code also provides firm limitations. Article 160 paragraph (3) of Law Number 20 of 2025 states that an application regarding the legality of the execution of forced measures may only be filed once for the same matter,” said Anang.
Anang said the prosecution team will examine in greater depth the substance of the motion filed by Lodewyk Pusung. The Attorney General’s Office will ascertain whether there is a repetition of the case object from previous applications.
“Because this is referred to as the third pre-trial filing, the prosecution team will first carefully scrutinise the application, especially whether the object, basis, forced measure actions, and the substance being challenged are the same as the previous applications,” he explained.
A number of matters will be the main points of the Attorney General’s Office’s legal arguments before the judge later, including the issue of authority and the limits on filing pre-trial motions.
“These will form part of the Attorney General’s Office’s legal arguments in court, including regarding the court’s authority, legal standing, the object of the pre-trial motion, and the limitations on filing pre-trial motions as regulated in the new Criminal Procedure Code,” he added.
On the other hand, Anang confirmed that all legal procedures that his office has carried out in investigating the MBG governance case have been in accordance with procedure.
“Regarding the main case itself, the Attorney General’s Office remains confident that all investigative actions and forced measures carried out have been based on sufficient evidence and executed in accordance with procedural law,” Anang added.
Besides Lodewyk, the Attorney General’s Office has named six other suspects in this case. The following is the complete list of suspects in the MBG case so far:
Former Head of BGN Dadan Hindayana
Former Deputy Head of BGN Sony Sonjaya
Former Deputy Head of BGN Lodewyk Pusung
Asep Yusuf Somantri (AYS), a close associate of Sony
Commissioner of PT Yasa Artha Trimanunggal (PT YAT), the provider of BGN electric motorcycles, Andri Mulyono (AM)
Chair of the Indonesia Food Security Review Foundation (IFSR) Glory Harimas Sihombing
Secretary of the Deputy for Promotion and Cooperation of BGN, Lalu Muhammad Iwan (LMI).