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        "msgid": "nadiem-ill-chromebook-case-hearing-postponed-1777283499",
        "date": "2026-04-27 16:29:26",
        "title": "Nadiem Ill, Chromebook Case Hearing Postponed",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The trial of former Education Minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim on corruption charges related to a Rp2.18 trillion procurement scandal involving Chromebook laptops and digital education tools was postponed after he fell ill and required hospitalisation until 3 May. Prosecutors accepted his medical certificate, allowing the hearing to be rescheduled for 4 May, while his legal team pushed to proceed with witness examinations in his absence, a request partially granted for expert witnesses but not for factual ones. The case highlights alleged irregularities in the Ministry of Education's 2019-2022 digitalisation programme, including unnecessary purchases funded partly by Google investments, underscoring ongoing accountability issues in Indonesia's public sector technology initiatives.",
        "content": "<p>The hearing in the alleged Chromebook corruption case at the Jakarta\nCorruption Court was postponed because the defendant, former Minister of\nEducation, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Anwar Makarim, was\nill and unable to attend the trial on Monday (27\/4). In the hearing, the\nPublic Prosecutor initially stated that they accepted a doctor\u2019s\ncertificate regarding Nadiem\u2019s condition, which required treatment.\nNadiem has been receiving care since 25 April and needs to undergo\ntreatment until 3 May. \u201cWe would like to inform Your Honour that the\ndefendant Nadiem Anwar Makarim has been hospitalised at Abdi Waluyo\nHospital since Saturday, 25 April, up to now, and according to this\ndoctor\u2019s certificate, observation and inpatient care are required until\n3 May 2026, with permission, Your Honour,\u201d said the prosecutor at the\nCorruption Court in Central Jakarta. The agenda for today\u2019s hearing was\nthe examination of mitigating witnesses from Nadiem and his legal team.\nNadiem\u2019s legal team then submitted a request for the panel to approve\nthe transfer of Nadiem\u2019s detention. The legal team also requested that\nthe examination of mitigating witnesses and experts proceed even though\nNadiem was not present at the trial. \u201cToday we have prepared three\nexperts who are present in this hearing and one factual witness. But we\nleave it to the Panel and our colleagues from the Public Prosecutors on\nwhich ones we can present, because all four are ready in this hearing,\u201d\nsaid Nadiem\u2019s lawyer. The prosecutors stated they had no objection to\ncontinuing the hearing with the examination of expert witnesses.\nHowever, the prosecutors requested that the examination of factual\nwitnesses still require Nadiem\u2019s presence. After a brief recess, the\njudge decided to postpone the hearing. The hearing will resume on 4 May.\n\u201cPostponing this examination until the defendant is healthy, as stated\nin the doctor\u2019s recommendation for 9 days of rest,\u201d said the judge.\nNadiem is charged with corruption that harmed the state finances by\nRp2.18 trillion related to the education digitalisation programme in the\nform of the procurement of Chromebook laptops and Chrome Device\nManagement (CDM) within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research,\nand Technology from 2019 to 2022. The corruption is alleged to have been\ncommitted, among others, by carrying out the procurement of information\nand communication technology-based learning facilities in the form of\nChromebook laptops and CDM for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 fiscal years not\nin accordance with the procurement planning and principles of\nprocurement. The act was carried out jointly with other defendants in\nseparate trials, namely Ibrahim Arief, Mulyatsyah, and Sri Wahyuningsih,\nas well as Jurist Tan who is currently still at large. In detail, the\nstate losses include Rp1.56 trillion related to the education\ndigitalisation programme at the Ministry of Education, Culture,\nResearch, and Technology, as well as US$44.05 million or equivalent to\nRp621.39 billion due to the procurement of unnecessary and unbeneficial\nCDM. With that act, Nadiem is alleged to have received money amounting\nto Rp809.59 billion originating from PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa (PT\nAKAB) through PT Gojek Indonesia. It is stated that most of the source\nof funds for PT AKAB came from Google\u2019s investment worth US$786.99\nmillion. This can be seen from Nadiem\u2019s wealth recorded in the State\nOrganiser\u2019s Wealth Report (LHKPN) for 2022, which includes the\nacquisition of securities worth Rp5.59 trillion. For his actions, the\nformer Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology from\n2019 to 2024 faces punishment as regulated in Article 2 paragraph (1) or\nArticle 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Corruption Eradication\nLaw (UU Tipikor) in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) first of\nthe Criminal Code.<\/p>",
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