Foundation Chair Becomes Sixth Suspect in MBG Corruption, Attorney General's Office Reveals Role

Jakarta – One by one, parties suspected of involvement in the corruption scandal of the Free Nutritious Meal Programme (MBG) are being revealed. After ensnaring several former officials of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has now announced a new suspect who allegedly also played a strategic role in managing the programme’s partners. Glory Harimas Sihombing (GHS), Chair of the Indonesia Food Security Review Foundation, has been officially named a suspect by investigators from the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus). The determination was made after investigators obtained evidence deemed sufficient to link GHS with alleged irregularities in MBG governance. This was disclosed by the Head of the Attorney General’s Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna. “Based on the results of the investigation from witness statements and existing evidence, investigators have named Mr GHS as a suspect,” he said on Thursday, 18 June 2026. In the case construction presented by investigators, GHS is suspected of not merely being an external party assisting the programme. He is alleged to have had special access to the kitchen points of the Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG), which are a crucial element in the implementation of MBG in various regions. The Director of Investigations at Jampidsus, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, revealed that this access was allegedly obtained at the direct request of former BGN Head, Dadan Hindayana. “Mr DH unlawfully provided access to Mr GHS to obtain SPPG kitchen points for the foundation owned by Mr GHS,” Syarief stated. From there, investigators suspect irregular practices began to occur. After controlling a number of kitchen points, the foundation led by GHS allegedly offered or sold these points to parties wishing to become partners of the Free Nutritious Meal Programme. Furthermore, GHS is also said to have had communication access with the verifier team appointed by Dadan Hindayana. This access was allegedly used to manage various administrative needs related to the status of SPPGs under his foundation. Investigators also found suspected payments made to Dadan Hindayana. The funds are alleged to have come from parties seeking a way in to become MBG programme partners. “A sum of money, both in foreign currency and rupiah, was given in cash to Mr DH,” he said.