Public prosecutors (JPU) have requested the panel of judges to reject\nthe defence notes or pleas of two former subordinates of ex-Minister of\nEducation, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Anwar Makarim. The\nprosecutors asked the judges to declare them guilty in the alleged\ncorruption case concerning the procurement of Chromebooks and Chrome\nDevice Management (CDM).<\/p>\n
This was conveyed by the prosecutors during the reading of their\nrebuttal at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Friday (24\/4\/2026). The two\nformer subordinates of Nadiem are Sri Wahyuningsih, former Director of\nPrimary Schools at the Directorate General of Early Childhood Education,\nBasic Education, and Secondary Education from 2020-2021, and Mulyatsyah,\nformer Director of Junior High Schools at the Ministry of Education,\nCulture, Research, and Technology in 2020.<\/p>\n
The prosecutors stated that the core of the pleas submitted by Sri,\nMulyatsyah, and their legal team contradict the facts presented in the\ntrial. The prosecutors are convinced that the indictment against Sri and\nMulyatsyah is based on facts obtained from valid evidence, including\nwitness testimonies, expert opinions, documents, defendant statements,\nphysical evidence, and electronic evidence.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegarding the main points of the defence presented by the\ndefendant\u2019s legal advisors, the Public Prosecutor will provide a\ncomprehensive response based on valid evidence as presented in court,\nnamely arguments number one and onwards as set out in this rebuttal,\u201d\nthe prosecutors said.<\/p>\n
The prosecutors reiterated their stance on the indictment against Sri\nand Mulyatsyah. They requested the judges to still sentence Sri and\nMulyatsyah to six years in prison each, as per the indictment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe request the Panel of Judges of the Corruption Crimes Court at the\nCentral Jakarta District Court, which is examining and trying this case,\nto decide to declare the defence or plea submitted by the defendant and\nthe defendant\u2019s legal advisors rejected or unacceptable,\u201d the\nprosecutors stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo remain on the Public Prosecutor\u2019s indictment that was read in the\nprevious court session on Thursday, 16 April 2026. To sentence the\ndefendant Mulyatsyah as stated in the Public Prosecutor\u2019s indictment,\u201d\nthe prosecutors added.<\/p>\n
The indictment hearing for Sri Wahyuningsih and Mulyatsyah was\npreviously held at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Thursday (16\/4). The\nprosecutors are convinced that both are guilty of corruption in the\nprocurement of Chromebook laptops and Chrome Device Management (CDM),\ncausing a state loss of Rp2.1 trillion.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe demand that the panel of judges declare the defendants proven\nguilty in a lawful and convincing manner of jointly committing the\ncriminal act of corruption,\u201d the prosecutors said.<\/p>\n
Sri Wahyuningsih is demanded six years in prison and a fine of Rp500\nmillion, subsidiary 120 days\u2019 imprisonment. Meanwhile, Mulyatsyah is\ndemanded six years in prison, a fine of Rp500 million, subsidiary 120\ndays\u2019 imprisonment, and restitution of Rp2.28 billion, subsidiary three\nyears\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n
The JPU believes the defendants are guilty of violating Article 603\njo. Article 20 of the Criminal Code jo. Article 18 of Law No.\u00a031 of 1999\non the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and\nsupplemented by Law No.\u00a020 of 2001.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prosecutors-urge-judge-to-reject-defence-pleas-of-two-former-subordinates-of-nadiem-in-chromebook-case-1777017165", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }