Indonesia fires and arrests head of free school meals programme after poisonings and corruption allegations.
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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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4 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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Washington Times
Indonesia arrests former nutrition agency head and officials in corruption probe
Corruption probe and program failure · negative
Bloomberg
Prabowo Warns Over Graft as Free Meals Probe Rattles Indonesia
Graft concerns and policy response · neutral
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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 arrests former nutrition agency head and officials in corruption probe”
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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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BLBloomberg Prabowo Warns Over Graft as Free Meals Probe Rattles Indonesia 100d ago
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WTWashington Times Indonesia arrests former nutrition agency head and officials in corruption probe 100d ago
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BBCBBC Indonesia's Prabowo fires head of free meals scheme plagued by poisonings 101d ago SCSouth China Morning Post Indonesia arrests sacked head of free meal scheme 100d ago
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Dadan Hindayana was replaced by his deputy Nanik Sudaryati Deyang.
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Event #10327 · analyzed at 2026-06-04T11:43 UTC · last updated 100d ago