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Will Prabowo’s free meals scheme survive amid Indonesia corruption arrests?

Will Prabowo’s free meals scheme survive amid Indonesia corruption arrests?
South China Morning Post Thursday 04 June 2026, 05:26 UTC By Johannes Nugroho 1 min read
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Indonesia’s free meals programme has long been beset with governance problems, quality issues and mass food poisoning cases. Now, allegations of corruption and the arrests of top former officials overseeing Prabowo Subianto’s flagship scheme risk turning it into a political hot potato for the president. Prabowo sacked former National Nutrition Agency chief Dadan Hindayana and his two ex-deputies, Sonny Sonjaya and Lodewyk Pusung, on Tuesday.

Indonesia’s free meals programme has long been beset with governance problems, quality issues and mass food poisoning cases. Now, allegations of corruption and the arrests of top former officials overseeing Prabowo Subianto’s flagship scheme risk turning it into a political hot potato for the president. Prabowo sacked former National Nutrition Agency chief Dadan Hindayana and his two ex-deputies, Sonny Sonjaya and Lodewyk Pusung, on Tuesday. The trio were charged with corruption and taken into...
Will Prabowo’s (PERSON) Indonesia (LOCATION) Prabowo Subianto’s (PERSON) Prabowo (ORG) National Nutrition Agency (ORG) Dadan Hindayana (PERSON) Sonny Sonjaya (PERSON) Lodewyk Pusung (ORG)
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