Indonesia’s rights body calls for police probe into food poisoning of 2,000 students
Komnas HAM says without rigorous sanitation standards, the state's nutrition intervention will lose its moral legitimacy.
The Indonesian National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has called for a police investigation into recent outbreaks of food poisoning linked to President Prabowo Subianto's free meal program for students. Approximately 2,000 students and teachers across two major Indonesian islands were reported to have fallen ill after consuming lunches provided by the government as part of a malnutrition eradication initiative launched by Prabowo last year.
Komnas HAM emphasized that the right to safe food is a human right, and without rigorous sanitation standards, the program's moral legitimacy would be compromised. The National Nutrition Agency, which oversees the program, was urged to suspend the kitchens implicated in the outbreaks. Some 170 students and teachers in South Sulawesi's Tana Toraja region also fell ill after eating the free meals on Thursday.
The National Police have yet to comment on the request for an investigation. Komnas HAM also recommended suspending the kitchens responsible for the poisoning incidents.
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