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Indonesia’s free meals corruption probe extends to police, military officers

Indonesia’s free meals corruption probe extends to police, military officers
South China Morning Post Friday 03 July 2026, 07:07 UTC By Bloomberg 1 min read
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A corruption investigation into Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme has widened after prosecutors named an active police brigadier general as a suspect and referred a case involving a military officer to the country’s military crimes unit. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on Thursday identified Lalu Muhammad Iwan Mahardan, a police brigadier general who serves as deputy secretary for promotion and cooperation at the National Nutrition Agency, as the...

A corruption investigation into Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme has widened after prosecutors named an active police brigadier general as a suspect and referred a case involving a military officer to the country’s military crimes unit. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on Thursday identified Lalu Muhammad Iwan Mahardan, a police brigadier general who serves as deputy secretary for promotion and cooperation at the National Nutrition Agency, as the seventh...
Indonesia (LOCATION) Indonesian (ORG) Prabowo Subianto (PERSON) Lalu Muhammad Iwan Mahardan (PERSON) the National Nutrition Agency (ORG)
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