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Former Nutrition Agency Deputy Files Pre-Trial Motion Over Corruption Suspect Status
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Former Nutrition Agency Deputy Files Pre-Trial Motion Over Corruption Suspect Status

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Former Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Lodewyk Pusung, has filed a pre-trial motion challenging his suspect status in a corruption case related to the Free Nutritious Meal program.
  • The lawsuit, filed at the South Jakarta District Court, alleges arbitrary actions by the Attorney General's Office in designating Pusung as a suspect and detaining him.
  • The case involves alleged markups in the procurement of goods for the program, including electric motorcycles, shoes, tablets, and televisions, leading to financial losses.

Former Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Lodewyk Pusung, is challenging his suspect status in a corruption case concerning the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program. Pusung filed a pre-trial motion with the South Jakarta District Court on Monday, June 29, 2026, seeking to invalidate the Attorney General's Office's decision to name him a suspect and detain him.

Pusung's lawsuit argues that the Attorney General's actions were arbitrary and violated legal procedures. He requests the court declare the arrest, suspect designation, and detention unlawful and void of legal binding force. The first hearing for this pre-trial motion is scheduled for Monday, July 13, 2026.

The Attorney General's Office has identified six suspects in the MBG program's governance corruption case for the 2025-2026 period. These include former BGN Head Dadan Hindayana, former Deputy Heads Sony Sonjaya and Lodewyk Pusung, Sony's associate Asep Yusuf Somantri, PT. Yasa Artha Trimanunggal Commissioner Andri Mulyono, and Glory Harimas Sihombing, Chair of the Indonesia Food Security Review Foundation.

The investigation revealed that the MBG program, intended to be managed by foundation-affiliated Nutrition and Gizi Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) linked to recipient schools, was instead managed by foundations with ties to BGN officials. Furthermore, many appointed foundations allegedly lacked the necessary qualifications. The case also involves alleged price markups in procurement, including 21,801 electric motorcycles worth Rp1.03 trillion, 32,000 pairs of shoes, 31,994 tablets, and 5,400 75-inch televisions, which did not support the program's operational needs.

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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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