Indonesia Arrests Former Head of Prabowo's Free Meal Scheme Amid Poisoning Scandal
Indonesia has arrested the former head of President Prabowo's flagship free meal scheme following his dismissal and a series of mass poisoning incidents. Investigators raided the agency's offices as part of the ongoing inquiry into the program.
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Indonesia's Prabowo fires head of free meals scheme plagued by poisonings
The centrepiece programme of Prabowo's government has left tens of thousands of school children ill.
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Indonesian officials arrested on Wednesday the former head of the country’s free school meals programme, blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims, a day after he was fired. The much-hyped billion-dollar feeding scheme was the flagship policy of President Prabowo Subianto’s 2024 election campaign. Prabowo fired Dadan Hindayana, an entomologist who had led the National Nutrition Agency since its inception in August 2024, along with two deputies on Tuesday. All three were taken int...
By Agence France-Presse
Read full article →Indonesia arrests former head of President Prabowo’s flagship free meal scheme
The scheme was linked to cases of food poisoning that have reportedly affected at least 33,000 children as of April.
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