Indonesian prosecutors seek 18 years in prison for Gojek founder over alleged corruption
The court also imposed a 500 million rupiah fine after finding he helped actions that caused 2.18 trillion rupiah in state losses.
- Technology consultant Ibrahim Arief received a four-year prison sentence from the Jakarta Corruption Court on May 12 for his role in the Chromebook procurement graft case, also ordered to pay a 500 million rupiah fine.
- Prosecutors allege the Chromebook procurement program, launched during COVID-19 to support remote learning, caused about $125 million in state losses and was tied to Google's $787 million investment in GoTo Group.
- Judges found Ibrahim contributed to actions causing state losses in violation of the 2001 Corruption Law, rejecting his argument that he only provided technical advice; two judges issued dissenting opinions.
- Former Education Minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim faces an 18-year sentence demand from prosecutors, though judges recently granted Nadiem's request to be transferred to house arrest following surgery.
- A panel of judges is expected to deliver a verdict on Nadiem in the coming weeks, as Nadiem has denied wrongdoing and described the prosecution as the "criminalisation" of policy decisions.
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Indonesian prosecutors seek 18 years in prison for Gojek founder over alleged corruption
Indonesian prosecutors are seeking an 18-year prison sentence for Gojek co-founder Nadiem Anwar Makarim over alleged corruption in a Chromebook procurement case.
The Public Prosecutor (JPU) stated legally and convincingly that former Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Nadiem Makarim was guilty.
Tech consultant gets four years in prison in Indonesia's Chromebook graft case
JAKARTA: The Jakarta Corruption Court has sentenced technology consultant Ibrahim Arief to four years in prison in a graft case pertaining to the procurement of Google Chromebook laptops for schoolchildren at the then-education, culture, research and technology ministry.
Indonesian prosecutors are seeking an 18-year prison sentence for former education minister and Gojek co-founder Nadim Makarim, nearing the end of a months-long corruption trial. The defendant is the founder of the country's most valuable tech startup. The case was filed Wednesday with the Jakarta Central District Court.
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