The regional office of Indonesia’s state logistics agency Bulog in West Nusa Tenggara will work with provincial police to strengthen oversight of rice distributed under the Food Supply and Price Stabilisation (SPHP) programme. Suspected misuse was uncovered in West Lombok and Central Lombok regencies.
Regional Bulog chief Kamin Siregar said cooperation with police helps ensure the government programme’s rice is distributed according to regulations and reaches its intended recipients. He said local authorities and other stakeholders also need to take part in monitoring.
The police’s special criminal investigation directorate and its food task force are involved in the oversight. Ade Zamrah, deputy director for special criminal investigations at the West Nusa Tenggara police, said monitoring would include prevention and legal action if violations are found.
