Ex-leaders of National Nutrition Agency named suspects in MBG program corruption case

Indonesia's Attorney General's Office has detained three former top officials from the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) in connection with alleged corruption surrounding the "Free Nutritious Meal" (MBG) program. The arrested individuals include former BGN head Dadan Hindayana and his deputies, Sony Sanjaya and Lodewyk Pusung.

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The MBG program should have been managed by foundations in each school, but in fact, the foundations appointed by the SPPG partners are foundations used as a means for crime and are affiliated with BGN officials who do not meet the requirements as SPPG partners.

According to the Director of Investigations at the Attorney General's Office, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, the MBG program was intended to be managed by foundations associated with schools. However, the investigation revealed that the foundations appointed by SPPG partners were actually used as a vehicle for corruption and were affiliated with BGN officials who did not meet the required qualifications.

These affiliated foundations allegedly received billions of rupiah daily. Syarief stated that the suspects, including Dadan, Sony, and Lodewyk, unlawfully intervened in the procurement process for goods and services at BGN. This interference led to procurement that did not align with actual needs and included inflated prices, or "mark-ups."

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And these foundations received billions of rupiah in incentives every day, and these foundations are affiliated, including being owned by brothers DH, SS, and LP (the suspects).

The investigation detailed several questionable procurements that did not support the MBG program's operations. These included the purchase of 21,821 electric motorcycles totaling Rp 1 trillion, 32,000 pairs of shoes, 31,000 tablets, and 5,400 75-inch televisions. Syarief confirmed that these actions resulted in financial losses for the state.

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That against this case has resulted in state financial losses.