KPK Confirms MBG Corruption Investigation Not Permanently Halted

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that the investigation into the alleged corruption case involving the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme within the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has not been permanently halted. “There is no administrative plan yet to stop the investigation,” said KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto to journalists in Jakarta on Thursday. This confirmation was made to clarify his previous statement at the parliamentary complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Wednesday (17/6), where he mentioned that the MBG case investigation was only temporarily suspended or postponed to be resumed at an appropriate time. According to Setyo, the temporary suspension was implemented because the case handling has entered a stage requiring legal action by other law enforcement officers. “If coercive measures and other actions have already been taken, for the time being we do not need to carry out further activities because the stage is still an investigation,” he said. The Attorney General’s Office suspects that the accused appointed several foundations that did not meet the requirements and had connections to them to become managers of the MBG kitchens or the Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG). Additionally, investigators also suspect that price mark-ups occurred in several procurements of goods and services, resulting in state financial losses. On 8 June 2026, the KPK revealed that the institution had previously conducted an investigation into the alleged corruption related to the MBG programme at the BGN before the Attorney General’s Office announced the detention of the agency’s former leadership.