Attorney General's Office Examines More Than 200 Witnesses in MBG Corruption Case

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) has examined more than 200 witnesses in the alleged corruption case involving the free nutritious meal program (Makan Bergizi Gratis or MBG) managed by the National Nutrition Agency (BGN).

"We have examined over 200 witnesses," said Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of Kejagung, Anang Supriatna, at the South Jakarta District Attorney's Office on Friday (18/9/2026).

In addition, investigators have conducted asset tracing and seizures suspected to be linked to the alleged corruption in the MBG program management.

"Hopefully, the state loss assessment from the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) will be released soon," he added.

He explained that today, the investigative team had examined 10 witnesses related to the alleged MBG corruption.

The witnesses include PT from the LMCG Foundation, DG who works in banking, AS as Leads IFSR, RK a banking employee, TP a BGN staff member, and AAA working in banking.

Also among them were RRNWP, a BGN employee; RRA, bank staff; LDV, bank staff; and SDS, a private sector employee.

"Examination of the witnesses by the investigators is conducted to strengthen evidence and complete the documentation in this case," he said.

"The investigation process is conducted professionally, independently, and accountably while upholding the presumption of innocence and the principle of prudence," he continued.

Seven Suspects Already Named

The Attorney General’s Office through the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) has named seven suspects involved in the alleged corruption of the MBG program.

The latest suspect designation was of the Deputy Secretary for Promotion and Cooperation at the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Brigadier General Police Lalu Muhammad Iwan Mahardan (LMI), on Tuesday (2/7/2026).

The most notable name implicated in the MBG corruption is former BGN head Dadan Hindayana.

He played a central role, not only involved in bribery linked to the alleged sale of Service Point Units for Nutritional Fulfillment (SPPG) locations.

Not just once, the Director of Investigation at Jampidsus, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, disclosed that Dadan received bribes multiple times to determine certain SPPG points.

"After arranging these SPPG points, Mr. GHS unlawfully gave cash payments, both foreign currency and rupiah, to Mr. DH, which came from MBG partners who requested assistance from Mr. GHS and Mr. DH to become MBG partners," said Syarief, during a press conference at the Kejagung Round Building, Jakarta, Thursday evening (18/6/2026).

Besides the sale of SPPG points, Dadan was also involved in various markups in procurement under BGN, including shoes, socks, and electric motorcycles.