Overview
- A Jakarta court found former education minister and Gojek co‑founder Nadiem Makarim guilty and sentenced him to 10 years in prison, ordered a 1 billion rupiah fine, and mandated 809.6 billion rupiah in restitution with an extra five years if repayment fails.
- Prosecutors had accused Makarim of creating tender rules that favoured Chromebooks and Chrome OS and alleged he personally benefited by about 809 billion rupiah while the procurement caused broader state losses.
- Prosecutors had sought an 18‑year sentence and roughly 5.6 trillion rupiah in fines and restitution, a far larger demand than the penalties handed down by the court.
- Makarim has denied wrongdoing, said he will appeal any guilty verdict, and argued the laptop programme was meant to keep schools running during pandemic disruptions; his team says most devices were delivered to schools.
- The case drew international attention because Google was mentioned by prosecutors though it was not charged, and legal experts warned the trial could be seen as politicised and harm foreign investor confidence in Indonesia.