Indonesia arrests former nutrition agency head and officials in corruption probe
Investigators say the trio caused state losses and approved ineligible partners while the 2025-2026 program faced food poisoning cases.
- Indonesian investigators raided the National Nutrition Agency headquarters in Jakarta on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, locking out employees as prosecutors searched the premises.
- President Prabowo Subianto fired agency chief Dadan Hindayana on Tuesday evening, citing governance and food quality concerns at the BGN.
- The free meals program, which aimed to feed nearly 90 million children and pregnant women, faced scrutiny after food poisoning affected at least 33,000 children, according to Network for Education Watch.
- Authorities arrested Dadan and two deputies on Wednesday, with Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi of the Attorney General's Office stating they face accusations of "crimes in the management" of the program.
- Minister of the State Secretariat Prasetyo Hadi emphasized the government remains committed to the $28 billion program, stating, "Services to the public must not be disrupted in any way.
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Indonesia arrests former nutrition agency head and officials in corruption investigation
Indonesia's former head of the National Nutrition Agency has been arrested on corruption charges related to a multibillion-dollar free-meals program. The initiative aimed to fight malnutrition by feeding nearly 90 million children and pregnant women. President Prabowo Subianto fired Dadan…
The recently dismissed head of an Indonesian supervisory body overseeing a controversial project providing free meals, primarily for children, has been arrested along with two former supervisors. On Wednesday, police raided the offices of the National Food Agency, among other locations. Former head Dadan Hindayana has been detained and is suspected of self-enrichment and fraudulently defrauding the state.
The Straits Times
Business TimesIndonesia arrests officials over alleged corruption in free meals programme
JAKARTA, June 3 - Indonesian authorities arrested the recently dismissed head of an agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme on Wednesday along with two other former officials, hours after a raid put the agency's offices under lockdown. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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