Jakarta \u2014 The Public Prosecutor (JPU) questioned former Minister of\nEducation, Culture, Research and Technology Nadiem Makarim regarding his\nexamination at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) concerning\nthe procurement of Google Cloud services.<\/p>\n
This was raised by prosecutors when Nadiem was examined as a witness\nin a continuation hearing of the alleged corruption case involving the\nprocurement of Chromebook-based laptops for three defendants.<\/p>\n
The three defendants are: former Technology Consultant at the\nMinistry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ibrahim Arief;\nDirector of Junior Secondary Schools at the Ministry of Education,\nCulture, Research and Technology for 2020\u20132021 and Budget User Authority\n(KPA) Mulyatsyah; and Director of Primary Schools at the Ministry of\nEducation, Culture, Research and Technology for 2020\u20132021 and Budget\nUser Authority (KPA) Sri Wahyuningsih.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis Cloud programme, you were previously examined at the KPK as\nwell? To provide information?\u201d asked prosecutor Roy Riady during the\nhearing at the Jakarta Anti-Corruption Court on Tuesday (10\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n
Before questioning Nadiem about the KPK examination, the Public\nProsecutor first examined the cooperation between Google and the company\nformerly established by Nadiem, PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa\n(AKAB).<\/p>\n
\u201cDid the agreement between PT AKAB and Google include Google Cloud\nand Google Maps, which improved PT AKAB\u2019s business performance? That is\ncorrect, is it not?\u201d asked prosecutor Roy Riady.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat did not improve business performance. It was a fundamental\nrequirement to operate a mobility application, for cars and\nmotorcycles,\u201d Nadiem replied.<\/p>\n
The Public Prosecutor then read out documents from the prospectus\nagreement. As of 31 July 2021, PT AKAB owed Google 1.6 million United\nStates dollars.<\/p>\n
Nadiem claimed he was unaware of this debt because he had not held\nany position at PT AKAB or Gojek since his appointment as minister in\n2019.<\/p>\n
Nadiem is accused of enriching himself by approximately 809 billion\nrupiah. This figure is said to derive from Google\u2019s investment in Gojek\nor PT AKAB.<\/p>\n
Nadiem is said to have abused his authority, making Google the sole\ncontroller of information technology procurement, including laptops, in\nIndonesia\u2019s technology ecosystem. This was allegedly done by directing\nprocurement assessments towards a single product: Chrome-based devices,\nwhich are Google products.<\/p>\n
Nadiem is alleged to have carried out this conduct together with the\nthree other defendants: former Technology Consultant at the Ministry of\nEducation, Culture, Research and Technology Ibrahim Arief; Director of\nJunior Secondary Schools at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research\nand Technology for 2020\u20132021 and Budget User Authority (KPA) Mulyatsyah;\nand Director of Primary Schools at the Ministry of Education, Culture,\nResearch and Technology for 2020\u20132021 and Budget User Authority (KPA)\nSri Wahyuningsih.<\/p>\n
For their alleged conduct, Nadiem and the other defendants face\ncharges under Articles 2(1) and 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law\nNumber 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning\namendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 on the eradication of corruption\noffences, in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) subsection 1 of\nthe Indonesian Criminal Code.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/in-chromebook-trial-nadiem-questioned-by-prosecutors-regarding-google-cloud-case-at-kpk-1773125763", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }