Attorney General's Office confirms search of BGN office
Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- The Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) confirmed its investigators searched the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) office in Jakarta.
- Employees were unable to enter the building during the ongoing search, which began early Wednesday.
- The search occurred hours after President Prabowo Subianto replaced the agency's leadership, reportedly due to an internal audit into alleged corruption.
The Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) confirmed that its investigators searched the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) office in Central Jakarta on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Muhammad Jefri, the acting head of the Legal Information Center at Kejagung, verified the operation.
Tempo's observation at the scene revealed that BGN employees were barred from entering the building as the search was in progress. A security guard at the location mentioned that four vehicles from the prosecutor's office arrived around 2:00 AM local time. The security guard also noted the presence of TNI personnel escorting the search.
The investigators of the Special Crimes Directorate of the Attorney General's Office did indeed conduct a search at the BGN office.
The search took place just hours after President Prabowo Subianto reshuffled the leadership of the BGN on Tuesday night, June 2, 2026. Dadan Hindayana was dismissed as Head of BGN and replaced by Nanik S. Deyang, who previously served as deputy head. Two deputy head positions were also vacated and filled with new appointees, Agustina Arumsari and Major General TNI Trenggono.
While official details about the search's specific purpose remain undisclosed, it is understood to be linked to allegations of corruption within the agency's "Free Nutrition Program" (MBG). This follows a report suggesting that even the location of the MBG kitchen became a subject of corruption.
Since 2 AM, there have been four prosecutor's cars.
Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.