Indonesia Widens $15 Billion Free-Meals Probe, Detains 6th Suspect

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 19

Glory Harimas Sihombing was detained late Thursday as the sixth suspect in Indonesia’s corruption investigation into President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free-meals program.
The Attorney General’s Office said the probe has widened beyond the program itself to foundations involved in rolling out meal kitchens nationwide.
Sihombing was identified by prosecutors as head of the Indonesia Food Security Review and was shown on local television being escorted from the AGO in handcuffs and a detainee vest.
The case deepens scrutiny of a $15 billion signature policy of Prabowo’s government, with investigators expanding from earlier arrests to entities tied to its implementation.