Palace Responds to Claims of 41 Individuals Involved in Nutrition Program Corruption

The Indonesian Presidential Palace has addressed allegations that 41 individuals are implicated in a corruption case related to the free nutritious meal program. Deputy Minister of State Secretary Juri Ardiantoro offered a brief response, stating that all facts will be revealed in court and urging patience.

Ardiantoro indicated that the full scope of the case would become clear during the trial. "It will all be revealed during the trial. Just wait for the trial," he told reporters after a meeting at the House of Representatives.

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It will all be revealed during the trial. Just wait for the trial.

The claim of an expanded list of suspects originated from Sony Sonjaya, one of the accused in the corruption case. His lawyer, Krisna Murti, stated that the number of individuals allegedly involved had risen from 26 to 41. Murti explained that new names were added after investigators reviewed chat logs, which included proposals for new individuals to be included in the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) slots, allegedly for affiliated parties.

While Murti did not disclose the identities of the newly implicated individuals, he mentioned that Sony had informed investigators about a person with the initials 'NSD' who allegedly requested changes to the approved SPPG foundation without official documentation. The Attorney General's Office has named six suspects in the corruption case, including Sony, former Head of BGN Dadan Hindayana, Lodewyk Pusung, Sony's associate Asep Yusuf Somantri, PT. Yasa Artha Trimanunggal Commissioner Andri Mulyono, and Chairman of the Indonesia Food Security Review Foundation Glory Harimas Sihombing.

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The chat was opened by the investigator. When opened by the investigator, it turned out there was a table filled with proposals for new people. So the total increased from 26 plus new findings, making a total of 41 names.