Teachers' Union Proposes Auctioning Confiscated Electric Motorcycles to Fund Education
The Federation of Indonesian Teachers’ Unions (FSGI) has responded to a proposal that electric motorcycles confiscated in the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) corruption case be given to teachers, suggesting instead that the vehicles be auctioned and the funds returned to the education sector. FSGI Secretary-General Fahriza Marta Tanjung stated that confiscated goods cannot simply be handed over, as they must first go through the legal process. “It could be suitable (to give the motorcycles to teachers), but of course we must wait for the ongoing legal process, until there is a ruling regarding the punishment of the suspects and the utilisation of the confiscated electric motorcycles,” Fahriza told Republika on Friday (19/6/2026).
FSGI fundamentally regrets the corruption case involving the MBG programme, noting that a large portion of its budget comes from the 20 per cent education allocation in the state budget (APBN). This has directly impacted the education sector. “Many activities have been made efficient to the point they cannot be implemented optimally. For example, for teacher training, training centres can no longer cover participants’ travel expenses, which must now be borne by the teachers themselves. This means teachers who live far from training centres cannot attend,” Fahriza said. The union also lamented the disruption to student competitions that are beneficial for capacity building, with some events forced online instead of being held in person, and many technical guidance activities organised by ministries no longer covering travel costs.
Therefore, Fahriza proposed that the seized motorcycles be auctioned so that the proceeds can be returned to the education sector. “So, if these electric motorcycles have been seized by the state, it would be better if their purchase value were converted into additional budget for schools,” Fahriza said. “What was corrupted by the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) came from the education budget; we hope it can be returned to the education sector.” Fahriza also expressed concern that giving the motorcycles to teachers could cause social jealousy, and even handing them to teachers in disadvantaged, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions could create new problems, questioning whether the electric motorcycles’ characteristics are suited to the terrain and the availability of electricity and service centres in those areas.
Previously, the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) sealed thousands of EMMO electric motorcycles in connection with the investigation into the alleged MBG programme corruption. The investigating team from the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) placed red-and-white prosecutor’s office seals as a sign of temporary control over approximately 6,000 electric motorcycles stored at the EMMO Electric Mobility warehouse in the Sentul Industrial Area, Bogor, West Java, on Wednesday (17/6/2026). Jampidsus Director of Investigations Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi stated that the sealing was to ensure the motorcycles do not move location or change hands, clarifying that the action was not a formal seizure but a measure to secure the presence of the vehicles.