Head of agency overseeing programme arrested on charges of causing state losses and enriching himself

Critics have called for the free school meals programme to be suspended over hygiene concerns and accusations of corruption.

Indonesia's former head of the National Nutrition Agency has been arrested on corruption charges related to a multi-billion-dollar free-meals program.

JAKARTA, June 3 — Investigators from the office of Indonesia’s Attorney General raided the headquarters of the country’s National Nutrition Agency in the early hours of...

The raid came just hours after President Prabowo Subianto sacked the head of the agency, Dadan Hindayana, which an official said was linked to governance and food quality concerns.

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has sacked Dadan Hindayana, the head of the agency responsible for his flagship free meals program that has been plagued by mass food…

The arrest of Dadan Hindayana comes a day after he was sacked, following an investigation into alleged corruption.

The scheme was linked to cases of food poisoning that have reportedly affected at least 33,000 children as of April.

Dadan Hindayana is accused of ‘crimes in the management’ of President Prabowo’s flagship scheme.

JAKARTA, June 3 — Indonesian officials arrested today the former head of the country’s free school meals programme, blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims, a...

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto removed on Tuesday the head of the body responsible for his signature free school meals program, which has been blighted by mass food…

The deepening crisis in the billion-dollar initiative threatens its future and the president’s political standing.

Chefe da agência de nutrição da Indonésia é preso em investigação de corrupção

Head of agency overseeing programme arrested on charges of causing state losses and enriching himself

The program has come under scrutiny for its implementation and high cost, which is set to total nearly $15 billion in 2026.