The Attorney General\u2019s Office (Kejagung) has announced that it is\nfiling an appeal against the verdict delivered by the judges of the\nAnti-Corruption Court (Tipikor) regarding the former Minister of\nEducation, Culture, Research, and Technology, Nadiem Makarim. This step\nwas taken after the Public Prosecutor\u2019s team received the official copy\nof the court\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n
The Head of the Legal Information Centre of the Attorney General\u2019s\nOffice, Anang Supriatna, confirmed that the registration of the appeal\nmemorandum was officially submitted by the prosecution team today.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegarding the verdict in the Nadiem Makarim case, the Public\nProsecutor team has received the copy of the decision from the\nAnti-Corruption Court, and today, the prosecution team has declared a\nlegal appeal against the case,\u201d said Anang at the Attorney General\u2019s\nOffice Building, Jakarta, on Thursday (2\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n
Anang explained that filing an appeal is a standard legal procedure\ntaken when there is a discrepancy in juridical analysis or the severity\nof the sentence between the prosecutor\u2019s demands and the verdict imposed\nby the judges at the first instance.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe continue to appreciate and respect the court\u2019s decision that has\nbeen established, but today the prosecution team is pursuing a legal\nappeal,\u201d said Anang.<\/p>\n
It is noted that the judges of the Central Jakarta Anti-Corruption\nCourt imposed a sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of Rp1 billion\non the former Minister, Nadiem Anwar Makarim, during the hearing held on\nTuesday, 30 June 202_6.<\/p>\n
The panel of judges ruled that Nadiem was proven legally and\nconvincingly to have committed corruption in the procurement of\nChromebooks and Chrome Device Management (CDM) for the digitalisation of\neducation within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and\nTechnology during the 2019-2022 fiscal years.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, sentencing the defendant to 10 years of imprisonment and\na fine of Rp1 billion,\u201d stated the chairman of the panel of judges,\nPurwanto S. Abdullah, while reading the verdict.<\/p>\n
The judges stated that the prosecutor\u2019s primary indictment was not\nproven. However, the judges ruled that Nadiem was guilty under the\nsubsidiary indictment, violating Article 604 in conjunction with Article\n18 of the Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 20 letter c of Law\nNo.\u00a01 of 2023 regarding the Criminal Code (KUHP).<\/p>\n
In this case, the judges also ordered Nadiem to pay a fine of Rp1\nbillion, alternatively 190 days of imprisonment, and restitution of\nRp809 billion. If Nadiem is unable to pay the restitution, his assets\nmay be seized and auctioned; if the assets are insufficient, the amount\nmust be replaced by 5 years of imprisonment.<\/p>\n
The Anti-Corruption Court judges have also requested the Attorney\nGeneral\u2019s Office to investigate an increase in Nadiem Makarim\u2019s wealth\namounting to Rp4.87 trillion through alleged money laundering related to\nthe Chromebook corruption case.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ago-files-appeal-against-nadiem-makarims-sentence-1782985890", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }