Indonesia fires and arrests head of free school meals programme after poisonings and corruption allegations.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto fired Dadan Hindayana, head of the National Nutrition Agency, on January 14, 2025. Hindayana was arrested the following day on accusations of 'crimes in the management' of the flagship free meals programme, which has been linked to tens of thousands of food poisoning cases and budget irregularities.
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Coverage splits between corruption scandal scope and food safety crisis response: Western outlets emphasize Prabowo's warnings and administrative fallout, while SCMP narrows focus to arrests and criminal proceedings.
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“Indonesia's Prabowo fires head of free meals scheme plagued by poisonings” · BBC, South China Morning Post, Bloomberg
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