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        "id": 1736650,
        "msgid": "nadiem-makarim-expresses-gratitude-for-being-transferred-to-house-arrest-1778662528",
        "date": "2026-05-13 14:59:30",
        "title": "Nadiem Makarim expresses gratitude for being transferred to house arrest",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Former Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Makarim has expressed relief at being transferred to house arrest, allowing him to receive sterile medical care following surgery amid his corruption trial. He faces charges of corruption in a digital education programme involving Chromebook laptops and management devices, allegedly causing a state loss of Rp2.18 trillion, with claims that he received Rp809.59 billion from related companies linked to Google investments. The case highlights significant financial irregularities in government procurement during 2019-2022, potentially leading to severe penalties under Indonesia's anti-corruption laws.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and\nTechnology for the 2019-2024 period, Nadiem Anwar Makarim, has expressed\ngratitude for his status being changed to house arrest since Tuesday\n(12\/5). This allows him to receive treatment in a sterile environment\nafter undergoing surgery. \u201cI am grateful that the judge could act\nhumanely by allowing me to be with my family during the recovery\nperiod,\u201d Nadiem stated when met before the prosecution hearing at the\nCorruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday.\nUpon returning home after his detention in the state detention centre\n(rutan), he experienced a mix of joy and sadness, making it difficult to\ndescribe his exact feelings. After the prosecution hearing, he said he\nwould undergo surgery that evening to prevent his illness from\nspreading. \u201cThis is already my fourth or fifth operation, if I\u2019m not\nmistaken. It needs to be handled immediately; otherwise, the risks are\nquite severe,\u201d he explained. Nadiem is the defendant in a case of\nalleged corruption in the digitalisation of education programme\ninvolving the procurement of Chromebook laptops and Chrome Device\nManagement (CDM) within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research,\nand Technology from 2019 to 2022. In that case, he is accused of\ncorruption that harmed state finances by Rp2.18 trillion. The corruption\nis alleged to have occurred, among other things, through the\nimplementation of procurement of information and communication\ntechnology-based learning facilities in the form of Chromebook laptops\nand CDM for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 fiscal years, which did not comply\nwith the procurement planning and principles. Nadiem\u2019s actions are\naccused of being carried out jointly with three other defendants in\nseparate trials, namely Ibrahim Arief alias Ibam, Mulyatsyah, and Sri\nWahyuningsih, as well as Jurist Tan, who is currently a fugitive.\nThrough these actions, Nadiem is alleged to have received money\namounting to Rp809.59 billion originating from PT Aplikasi Karya Anak\nBangsa (PT AKAB) via PT Gojek Indonesia. It is stated that most of PT\nAKAB\u2019s funds came from Google\u2019s investment of 786.99 million US dollars.\nThis can be seen from Nadiem\u2019s wealth recorded in the State Organiser\u2019s\nWealth Report (LHKPN) for 2022, which includes assets in the form of\nsecurities worth Rp5.59 trillion. For his actions, the former Minister\nof Education, Culture, Research, and Technology faces punishment as\nstipulated in Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 in conjunction with\nArticle 18 of Law No.\u00a031 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes\nas amended and supplemented by Law No.\u00a020 of 2001 jo. Article 55\nparagraph (1) first of the Criminal Code.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/nadiem-makarim-expresses-gratitude-for-being-transferred-to-house-arrest-1778662528",
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