Jakarta (ANTARA) - Prosecutor General\u2019s Office Public Prosecutor Roy\nRiady suspects the involvement of outsiders to the Ministry of\nEducation, Culture, Research and Technology (formerly Ministry of\nEducation and Culture) in the laptop procurement carried out by Nadiem\nAnwar Makarim to ensure Chromebooks remained the chosen option.<\/p>\n
Roy Riady stated that based on evidence and trial facts, Nadiem did\nnot involve the ministry\u2019s organic human resources, such as director\ngenerals and directors, in planning and identifying needs related to\neducation digitalisation in various schools, including the Chromebook\nprocurement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen who was involved? That\u2019s the question. The ones involved were\noutsiders, namely Jurist Tan, Fiona, and Ibrahim Arief, as well as\nseveral others,\u201d Roy said in a statement received in Jakarta on\nTuesday.<\/p>\n
He explained that the outsiders brought into the Ministry of\nEducation, Culture, Research and Technology, such as Jurist Tan, were\nindividuals who had previously worked at PT Gojek Indonesia and even\nreceived scholarships from Gojek.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, he continued, Fiona Handayani, as Nadiem\u2019s special staff,\nhad previously been at the Centre for Education and Policy Studies\n(PSPK).<\/p>\n
Before Nadiem took office as minister, he continued, a WhatsApp group\nnamed \u201cMas Menteri Core Team\u201d was created in August 2019, aimed at\ngathering ideas or brainstorming visions for education policy and\ndigitalisation.<\/p>\n
Roy stated that in principle, the group would replace the role of the\nBasic and Secondary Education Division with outsiders.<\/p>\n
Then, in the digitalisation programme procurement, he continued,\ndirector generals and directors were not involved, meaning Nadiem\nadmitted to making the procurement decisions personally.<\/p>\n
\u201cDiscussions in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and\nTechnology group involving Jurist Tan, Fiona, and Ibrahim Arief had\nalready addressed Chromebooks, but Nadiem claimed not to know about it,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n
In the alleged corruption case of the education digitalisation\nprogramme involving the procurement of Chromebook laptops and Chrome\nDevice Management (CDM) within the Ministry of Education, Culture,\nResearch and Technology from 2019 to 2022, Nadiem is charged with\ncorruption that harmed state finances by Rp2.18 trillion.<\/p>\n
The corruption is alleged to have been committed, among others, by\nimplementing the 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, not in accordance\nwith the procurement plan and procurement principles.<\/p>\n
Nadiem\u2019s actions are charged as being committed jointly with three\nother defendants in separate trials, namely Ibrahim Arief alias Ibam,\nMulyatsyah, and Sri Wahyuningsih, as well as Jurist Tan, who is\ncurrently a fugitive.<\/p>\n
In detail, the state losses caused amount to Rp1.56 trillion related\nto the education digitalisation programme at the Ministry of Education,\nCulture, Research and Technology, as well as US$44.05 million or\nequivalent to Rp621.39 billion due to the procurement of unnecessary and\nunbeneficial CDM for the education digitalisation programme.<\/p>\n
With those actions, Nadiem is alleged to have received money\namounting to Rp809.59 billion from PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa (PT\nAKAB) through PT Gojek Indonesia.<\/p>\n
It is mentioned that most of PT AKAB\u2019s funds came from Google\u2019s\ninvestment of US$786.99 million.<\/p>\n
This can be seen from Nadiem\u2019s wealth recorded in the State\nOrganiser\u2019s Wealth Report (LHKPN) for 2022, which includes asset gains\nin the form of securities worth Rp5.59 trillion.<\/p>\n
For his actions, the former Minister of Education, Culture, Research\nand Technology faces imprisonment as stipulated in Article 2 paragraph\n(1) or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999\non the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and\nsupplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) first\nof the Criminal Code.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prosecutor-suspects-nadiem-involved-outsiders-to-keep-chromebook-as-procurement-choice-1778608555", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }