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        "id": 1838982,
        "msgid": "prosecutors-appeal-10-year-sentence-for-nadiem-makarim-1783076014",
        "date": "2026-07-03 16:45:22",
        "title": "Prosecutors Appeal 10-Year Sentence for Nadiem Makarim",
        "author": "Mas Alamil Huda",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Attorney General's Office has filed an appeal against the 10-year prison sentence handed to former education minister Nadiem Makarim for corruption related to a Chromebook procurement project. The appeal follows a similar move by Makarim, who maintains his innocence. Prosecutors are seeking to align the sentence more closely with their original demand of 18 years.",
        "content": "<p>The Attorney General\u2019s Office (Kejagung) has confirmed an appeal\nagainst the verdict in the corruption case of defendant Nadiem Makarim.\nThe Head of the Legal and Information Centre of the Attorney General\u2019s\nOffice, Anang Supriatna, stated that this legal challenge was initiated\nin response to the appeal also filed by Nadiem as the defendant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegarding the verdict in the Nadiem Makarim case, the Prosecution\nTeam has received a copy of the decision. The prosecutors have declared\nan appeal against the case,\u201d Anund said at the Attorney General\u2019s Office\nin Jakarta on Friday (3\/7\/2026). Anang added that the appeal was filed\nwhile still respecting the decision handed down on Tuesday\n(30\/6\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The Jakarta Corruption Crime Court (PN Tipikor) ruled on Tuesday\n(30\/6\/2026) that Nadiem Makarim was guilty of corruption in the\nprocurement of Chromebook laptops. Nadiem served as the Minister of\nEducation, Culture, Research, and Technology for the 2019-2024\nperiod.<\/p>\n<p>In its verdict, the panel of judges sentenced Nadiem to 10 years in\nprison. The judges also imposed an additional penalty of state loss\ncompensation amounting to Rp 809 billion, or an additional 5 years in\nprison.<\/p>\n<p>The judges\u2019 decision was not unanimous, as one of the five judges\nissued a dissenting opinion. This dissenting judge stated that Nadiem\nwas not guilty and should be acquitted; however, the guilty verdict and\nprison sentence remained the final decision.<\/p>\n<p>Following the verdict, Nadiem and his legal team declared an appeal.\nThis legal challenge to the High Court (PT) was launched because Nadiem\nremains confident of his innocence in the Chromebook corruption\ncase.<\/p>\n<p>Anang continued, noting that the prosecution team\u2019s appeal was\nprompted by the fact that prosecutors had originally requested a\nsentence of 18 years in prison. The prosecutors\u2019 appeal also serves to\nanticipate further legal challenges should the High Court annul the\nfirst-instance court\u2019s decision. Anang stated that the prosecution\nteam\u2019s appeal memorandum had already been submitted to the Jakarta High\nCourt on Thursday (2\/7\/2026).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prosecutors-appeal-10-year-sentence-for-nadiem-makarim-1783076014",
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