LPSK Rejects Justice Collaborator Request from Former Deputy Head of BGN Sony Sonjaya

The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) has rejected a justice collaborator application submitted by former Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Body (BGN) Sony Sonjaya in a case involving alleged price mark-ups for goods for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme and the buying and selling of SPPG points.

“We have decided to reject it,” said LPSK Deputy Chair Susilaningtias when confirmed on Tuesday (14/7).

Susi stated that the application submitted by Sony was rejected because it did not meet the requirements as a justice collaborator as stipulated in Law Number 3 of 2026 concerning Witness and Victim Protection and Government Regulation Number 24 of 2025.

In addition, there were several considerations that led to the rejection of Sony’s JC application. Firstly, the major names suspected of being involved have not been disclosed to the LPSK.

“Secondly, regarding not being the main perpetrator, it was found in the investigation process that the person concerned is indeed the main perpetrator,” said Susi.

“Thirdly, regarding threats or concerns about threats, there are none. So far, we assess there are none,” she continued.

Susi added that Sony’s side has also not conveyed his willingness to return the assets obtained from the criminal act.

“Thus, we decided that the requirements as a witness perpetrator or justice collaborator were not met, and therefore the LPSK rejected the application from the person concerned,” Susi said.

Previously, the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) had also rejected the JC application submitted by Sony. Director of Investigation at the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, explained there were two main considerations for the investigators’ rejection.

Firstly, they assessed that Sony is one of the main perpetrators in the SPPG point buying and selling case. Therefore, Sony is not a second-tier perpetrator who can reveal other, bigger parties in the MBG corruption case.

Secondly, Syarief stated that in the latest examination, Sony still denied his actions in the MBG corruption case. He explained that one of the main requirements for accepting a JC is that the perpetrator must admit to their actions.

“In yesterday’s examination, there was nothing considered by the investigators to indicate that the person concerned admitted to the actions as alleged,” he said on Tuesday (23/6).