PDIP Supports Law Enforcement Regarding Alleged Corruption of Former BGN Leaders
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) supports the law enforcement efforts regarding the alleged corruption of three former leaders of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN).
“We are deeply concerned and we provide our support for all law enforcement efforts,” said PDIP Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyante, when met in Jakarta on Sunday.
According to him, the alleged corruption within the BGN could have been prevented from the start because the public had voiced various criticisms. “From the beginning, critical voices from the community had expressed this. If the Attorney General’s Office, the KPK, and others had listened to these critical aspirations, it could have been prevented from the outset,” he said.
Furthermore, Hasto mentioned that PDIP has issued warnings for party cadres to avoid transactional practices within people-oriented programmes. “From the beginning, when we saw that something was amiss, we issued instructions prohibiting all PDI Perjuangan cadres from being involved in any commercialisation of programmes intended for the people,” he added.
The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) on Wednesday (3/6) named three former BGN officials as suspects in a corruption case involving the management of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme for 2025-2026. The three suspects are the former Head of BGN, Dadan Hindayana; the former Deputy Head of BGN for Organisational Development and Institutional Support, Lodewyk Pusung; and the former Deputy Head of BGN for Nutritional Fulfilment Operations, Sony Sonjaya.
The Director of Investigation at Jampidsus, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, explained that the three suspects allegedly engaged in price mark-ups for the procurement of electric motorcycles and footwear within the BGN. During a press conference at the Attorney General’s Office building in Jakarta, Syarief stated that these mark-ups led to waste and losses to state finances, undermining the operational implementation of the MBG programme.
Specific procurements subject to mark-ups include 21,801 units of electric motorcycles valued at IDR 1.035 trillion. Payments were made to PT YAT, a vendor that failed to meet requirements as it lacked active dealerships or workshops. Additionally, the procurement of 30,000 pairs of shoes, 31,994 tablets, and 5,400 televisions were found to be non-compliant and allegedly inflated in price.
During the procurement process, the three suspects allegedly intervened with Commitment Making Officers (PPK), ensuring that the Terms of Reference (KAK) for goods and services at the BGN were not drafted according to actual field requirements. Furthermore, investigators found that the suspects allegedly unlawfully appointed affiliated foundations as partners for the Nutritional Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG). “These foundations receive billions of rupiah in incentives daily and trillions of rupiah annually. The affiliated foundations include those owned by Mr DH, Mr SS, and Mr LP,” said Syarief.