Indonesian Free Meal Program Faces Scrutiny Amid Graft Probe and Arrests
Indonesia's proposed free meal program, championed by President-elect Prabowo Subianto, is facing challenges as a deputy immigration minister has been arrested on graft charges, raising questions about the scheme's future.
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Will Prabowo’s free meals scheme survive amid Indonesia corruption arrests?
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 int...
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Read full article →Snap Insight: Indonesia’s free meal programme hit by graft probe but Prabowo will push on with it
Three former leaders of the Indonesian national nutrition agency were arrested just a day after President Prabowo Subianto fired them.
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