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    "data": {
        "id": 1737706,
        "msgid": "nadiem-faces-18-year-prison-demand-aggravating-factor-disrupts-equitable-education-for-children-1778684053",
        "date": "2026-05-13 19:37:36",
        "title": "Nadiem Faces 18-Year Prison Demand, Aggravating Factor Disrupts Equitable Education for Children",
        "author": "Teguh Firmansyah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Former Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Makarim has been demanded an 18-year prison sentence by prosecutors for proven corruption in the 2020-2022 Chromebook laptop procurement project at the Ministry. The aggravating factor cited is the disruption to equitable education access for children, alongside demands for a Rp1 billion fine, repayment of Rp809.59 billion in compensation, and forfeiture of Rp4.87 trillion in unexplained wealth, with additional jail time if unpaid. This high-profile case underscores ongoing anti-corruption efforts in Indonesia's public sector, potentially impacting educational policy and governance.",
        "content": "<p>REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA \u2013 Former Minister of Education, Culture,\nResearch, and Technology Nadiem Makarim has been demanded a prison\nsentence of 18 years. Nadiem is deemed legally and convincingly proven\nguilty of committing the criminal act of corruption in the Chromebook\nlaptop procurement project at the Ministry of Education, Culture,\nResearch, and Technology during the 2020-2022 period.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated by the public prosecutors\u2019 team (JPU) when reading\nout the indictment against Nadiem on Wednesday (13\/5\/2026) at the\nCentral Jakarta District Court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prosecutors demand that the panel of judges impose a prison\nsentence on the defendant Nadiem Anwar Makarim, therefore, with a prison\nsentence of 18 years minus the period the defendant has been in\ndetention,\u201d said the JPU during the trial.<\/p>\n<p>The JPU also demands that the judges impose a fine on Nadiem Makarim\nof Rp1 billion, subsidiary 190 days\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Nadiem faces additional demands for criminal penalties\nto repay compensation amounting to Rp809.59 billion and Rp4.87 trillion,\nwhich constitutes wealth disproportionate to legitimate income or\nsuspected to originate from corrupt criminal acts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the defendant does not pay the compensation, it shall be replaced\nwith a prison sentence of nine years,\u201d stated the JPU.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/nadiem-faces-18-year-prison-demand-aggravating-factor-disrupts-equitable-education-for-children-1778684053",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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