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        "id": 1642956,
        "msgid": "nadiem-makarim-ready-to-proceed-with-corruption-trial-despite-recent-fourth-surgery-1774850018",
        "date": "2026-03-30 12:05:00",
        "title": "Nadiem Makarim Ready to Proceed with Corruption Trial Despite Recent Fourth Surgery",
        "author": "Basuki Eka Purnama",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Former Indonesian Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Nadiem Anwar Makarim, affirmed his readiness to attend the continuation of his corruption trial involving the procurement of Chromebook laptops, despite undergoing his fourth surgery just six days prior and facing potential further medical procedures due to complications. The trial, held at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court, focuses on alleged state losses of Rp2.1 trillion from the project during his tenure, with the session proceeding to expert witness examinations after his preliminary objections were rejected. This case underscores ongoing efforts to address high-level corruption in Indonesia's education sector digitalisation initiatives.",
        "content": "<p>Former Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology,\nNadiem Anwar Makarim, has stated that he is prepared to proceed with the\ncontinuation of the trial in the alleged corruption case concerning the\nprocurement of Chromebook laptops and Chrome Device Management (CDM),\ndespite his health not being fully recovered.<\/p>\n<p>The trial took place at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court today,\nMonday (30\/3\/2026), with the agenda being the examination of experts by\nthe public prosecutors (JPU).<\/p>\n<p>The presiding judge, Purwanto S Abdullah, inquired about Nadiem\u2019s\nhealth condition at the start of the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Nadiem revealed that he had undergone his fourth surgery\napproximately six days before the trial. However, he reported a setback,\nwhich may necessitate repeating the procedure from the beginning, with\none more surgery still required.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you, Your Honour. Today, I am ready to face the trial, but\nabout six days ago, I underwent my fourth surgical procedure. It turns\nout there has been a setback, so I must start over. There is still one\nmore surgical procedure that needs to be done,\u201d Nadiem stated before the\npanel of judges.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Nadiem had been hospitalised from Saturday (14\/3) to\nSunday (29\/3), including during the Eid al-Fitr 1447 H celebrations. He\nconfirmed that he had indeed received intensive care during that\nperiod.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, Nadiem is charged with corruption related to the\nChromebook laptop procurement project while serving as Minister of\nEducation, Culture, Research, and Technology. The project is alleged to\nhave caused state losses amounting to Rp2.1 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>Nadiem had previously submitted an exception or objection to the\nprosecutors\u2019 indictment. However, the panel of judges rejected the\nexception and decided to proceed with the case to the proof stage.<\/p>\n<p>This continuation of the trial is a crucial part of the legal process\nto uncover facts related to the alleged corruption in the education\ntechnology device procurement project.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/nadiem-makarim-ready-to-proceed-with-corruption-trial-despite-recent-fourth-surgery-1774850018",
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