00:00Investigators from Indonesia's Attorney General's Office, AGO,
00:05raided the headquarters of the National Nutrition Agency in the early hours of Wednesday,
00:09with officials saying the building was placed under lockdown during the operation.
00:14The agency oversees President Prabowo Subianto's flagship Free Meals Program,
00:20a key campaign pledge that helped secure his victory in the 2024 presidential election.
00:25The Indonesian government has allocated at least 15 billion U.S. dollars for the program,
00:31which aims to provide free meals to 83 million schoolchildren and pregnant women nationwide.
00:38An AGO spokesperson confirmed the raid to Reuters but declined to disclose details of the investigation.
00:45The operation came just hours after Prabowo dismissed Agency Chief Dadan Hindayana.
00:50A government official said the decision was linked to concerns over governance and food quality.
00:56The program has faced increasing scrutiny following a series of food poisoning incidents,
01:01which had reportedly affected at least 33,000 children as of April.
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