An auditor from the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency\n(BPKP), Dedy Nurmawan Susilo, stated that the state has incurred a real\nloss of Rp1.5 trillion in the corruption case surrounding the\nprocurement of Chromebooks, which implicated former Minister of\nEducation, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Makarim.<\/p>\n
Dedy assured that the state has suffered a real loss of Rp1.5\ntrillion due to collusion in the procurement of the devices, which\nallegedly benefited only one party, and emphasised that the figure is\nthe result of a professional audit, not merely an estimate.<\/p>\n
This fact was revealed in Dedy\u2019s statement when asked for his opinion\nas an expert in the continuation of the trial for the alleged corruption\ncase of Chromebook laptop procurement for three defendants. The three\ndefendants are former Technology Consultant in the Ministry of\nEducation, Culture, Research, and Technology environment, Ibrahim Arief;\nDirector of SMP at the Ministry in 2020\u20132021 and Budget User\nRepresentative (KPA) Mulyatsyah; and Director of SD at the Ministry in\n2020\u20132021 and KPA, Sri Wahyuningsih.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to confirm whether you, as the head of the BPKP team along\nwith your team, in conducting the audit that professionally states the\nstate loss of Rp1,567,888,662,716.74 or Rp1.5 trillion in this case is a\nreal, certain, and occurred loss? Not an assumption or potential loss?\nNot an estimate or assumption?\u201d asked Prosecutor Roy Riady during the\ntrial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Thursday (2\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
\u201cYes. According to us, the loss is real and certain,\u201d Dedy\nreplied.<\/p>\n
Dedy explained that the \u2018real\u2019 aspect can be assessed from the\nprocurement that has been carried out. Similarly, the \u2018occurred\u2019 aspect\nis fulfilled because state funds have already been disbursed for the\nChromebook procurement.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018Real\u2019 relates to its occurrence, the fact of it happening.\n\u2018Occurred\u2019 indeed means the money has been spent, based on what? Based\non data from the Ministry of Finance, there has indeed been government\nexpenditure both at the central level in the ministry and at the\nregional government level through Special Allocation Funds (DAK), like\nthat,\u201d said Dedy.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the \u2018certain\u2019 factor is fulfilled because the state\nfinancial loss calculation has been computed using methods in accordance\nwith BPKP procedures. \u201cThen \u2018certain\u2019, the figure has also gone through\na method, a procedure as we explained earlier, we have conducted\nanalysis, we have scrutinised it so that we obtained the accurate figure\nas mentioned,\u201d said Dedy.<\/p>\n
Dedy emphasised that this calculation of state financial loss is not\nfrom predictions or estimates. \u201cSo, its nature is not an assumption, not\na prediction or estimate, but all based on evidence, based on the\nevidence we have obtained and analysed, like that,\u201d said Dedy.<\/p>\n
In the prosecutor\u2019s indictment, the total state loss is stated to\nreach Rp2.1 trillion. The difference in this figure comes from the\nChrome Device Management (CDM) sector. The prosecutor calculated a loss\nof around Rp600 billion from CDM based on a unit price of USD 38 (using\nthe lowest price benchmark) multiplied by the total procurement of 1.5\nmillion units.<\/p>\n
This step was taken by the prosecutor because field facts revealed\nthat the CDM was actually unnecessary or its benefits were not optimal\nfor the education sector, so the entire budget spent on that feature was\ndeemed a state loss.<\/p>\n
The state loss in the Chromebook case reaches Rp2.1 trillion.\nHowever, this figure is divided into two different procurements, namely\nthe procurement of Chromebook-based laptops and the procurement of\nChrome Device Management (CDM). The state loss for the Chromebook\nprocurement is estimated at Rp1,567,888,662,716.74 or Rp1.5\ntrillion.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, for the CDM procurement, the state suffered a loss of\n44,054,426 US dollars or, if converted at the lowest exchange rate\nbetween 2020-2020, amounting to Rp621,387,678,730 or Rp621.3 billion. In\nthe trial, it was revealed that the price of one unit of Chromebook\nlaptop was only Rp3.6 million.<\/p>\n
In this case, former Minister of Education Nadiem Makarim along with\nthree other defendants is said to have caused a state financial loss of\nRp2.1 trillion. Nadiem is charged with enriching himself by Rp809\nbillion. This figure is said to come from Google\u2019s investment in Gojek\nor PT AKAB. Meanwhile, Mulyatsyah is said to have received SGD 120,000\nand USD 150,000.<\/p>\n
Nadiem is said to have benefited from Google\u2019s investment, increasing\nhis wealth to over Rp5 trillion. However, it is known that the Google\nChrome OS product had previously failed in the Ministry of Education but\nwas forced to be used again.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bpkp-confirms-rp1-5-trillion-loss-in-chromebook-case-is-real-1775268613", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }