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Indonesia arrests former head of free meal scheme amid corruption claims

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Indonesia has arrested Dadan Hindayana, the recently dismissed head of the national free school meals program, along with two deputies. The arrests follow accusations of "crimes in the management" of the flagship initiative, which has been marred by widespread food poisonings and corruption allegations. The program, launched in August 2024, has reportedly served over 61 million people, but tens of thousands have fallen ill since its January 2024 rollout. AI

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Indonesia arrests former head of free meal scheme amid corruption claims

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Indonesia arrests sacked head of free meal scheme

    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 Sub…

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