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Indonesia Sentences Gojek Co‑Founder Nadiem Makarim to 10 Years for Graft

The ruling, which imposes large restitution and records a judicial dissent, raises questions about legal reach and investor confidence as Makarim says he will appeal.

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Nadiem Makarim, Indonesia's former education minister and co-founder of ride-hailing firm Gojek, and his wife Franka Franklin arrive at the courtroom for the verdict in a corruption case, related to the procurement of Google Chromebook laptops, against Nadiem, who is accused by prosecutors of using his executive powers to enrich himself, at the Central Jakarta Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 30, 2026. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
Fomer Education Minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim, center, who is also the co-founder of ride-hailing and payment giant Gojek, talks to the media after his sentencing hearing in a Google Chromebook laptop procurement corruption case, at the Corruption Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
The co-founder of ride-hailing and payment giant Gojek and fomer Indonesian Education Minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim, left, speaks with his lawyers after being sentenced in a Google Chromebook laptop procurement corruption case, at the Corruption Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Overview

  • A Jakarta anti‑corruption court convicted Nadiem Makarim and sentenced him to 10 years in prison in a case the judges tied to a COVID‑era Chromebook procurement, with the panel delivering its verdict on Tuesday, June 30.
  • The court ordered a Rp1 billion fine and about Rp809–809.6 billion in restitution and said an extra five years in prison would apply if he fails to repay the sum.
  • Judges found the procurement program caused roughly US$120–125 million in state losses and said tender specifications favoured ChromeOS, though the panel acquitted him of direct personal enrichment.
  • One judge issued a formal dissent saying the evidence was insufficient, and Makarim has denied wrongdoing, called the case politically motivated, and said he will appeal the verdict.
  • Google was not charged and former Google executives testified that the company’s investment in Gojek‑linked entities was unrelated to the procurement, a detail that has shaped debate over legal scope and business risk in Indonesia.