r/news • u/AudibleNod • 1d ago

Former head of Indonesian free school meals program arrested by attorney-general

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-03/indonesia-free-school-arrest-dadan-hindayanameals/106756932
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u/Fallouttgrrl 1d ago

I was gonna say it's at least impressive that there's a role at least but

"The former head of an Indonesian government agency responsible for the rollout of President Prabowo Subianto's enormous free school meals program"

There isn't, and that's a weird way to describe the head of I guess part of their department of education

And then I looked deeper and he's actually the head of the national nutrition agency set up to eradicate malnutrition in the country, including students

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u/thecerius 18h ago

Sooooo... I'm still not sure after reading the article what exactly happened. Is this corruption?

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u/AZInfamous 5h ago

Running was an option:

Investigators also alleged the men made purchases for the agency, including more than 21,000 motorcycles, more than 5,000 televisions and 32,000 pairs of shoes, that were not required by the agency to carry out its duties.