Three defendants in the alleged Chromebook corruption case have been\ndemanded prison terms of 6 to 15 years at the Corruption Court in\nCentral Jakarta District Court on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cProsecuting so that the panel of judges declares the defendants\nproven legally and convincingly guilty of committing the criminal act of\ncorruption jointly,\u201d stated public prosecutor (JPU) from the Attorney\nGeneral\u2019s Office, Roy Riady, during the trial.<\/p>\n
Among the three defendants, Technology Consultant for the Ministry of\nEducation, Culture, Research, and Technology, Ibrahim Arief alias Ibam,\nis demanded 15 years in prison.<\/p>\n
In addition to prison sentences, all three are also demanded fines:\nIbam Rp1 billion, with the provision that if not paid, it is replaced\n(subsidiary) with 190 days in prison.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Sri and Mulyatsyah are each demanded fines of Rp500\nmillion, subsidiary 120 days in prison.<\/p>\n
Specifically for Ibam and Mulyatsyah, additional penalties are\ndemanded in the form of restitution money of Rp16.92 billion for Ibam,\nsubsidiary 7 years and 6 months in prison, and Rp2.28 billion for\nMulyatsyah, subsidiary 3 years in prison.<\/p>\n
Thus, the JPU is convinced that the defendants are guilty of\nviolating Article 603 jo. Article 20 of the Criminal Code jo. Article 18\nof Law No.\u00a031 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption\nas amended and supplemented by Law No.\u00a020 of 2001.<\/p>\n
Before submitting the demands, aggravating factors were considered,\nnamely that the defendants do not support the government\u2019s programme in\norganising a clean and free state from Corruption, Collusion, and\nNepotism (KKN).<\/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 in 2019\u20132022, the three defendants are alleged\nto have caused state financial losses of Rp2.18 trillion.<\/p>\n
In detail, the state losses include Rp1.56 trillion related to the\neducation digitalisation programme at Kemendikbudristek, as well as\nUS$44.05 million or equivalent to Rp621.39 billion due to the\nprocurement of unnecessary and unbeneficial CDM in the education\ndigitalisation programme.<\/p>\n
It is stated that the three defendants committed the unlawful acts\njointly with the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and\nTechnology for the 2019-2024 period, Nadiem Anwar Makarim, and former\nSpecial Staff to the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and\nTechnology, Jurist Tan.<\/p>\n
The unlawful acts committed by the defendants include, jointly with\nNadiem and Jurist, carrying out the procurement of information and\ncommunication technology-based learning facilities in the form of\nChromebook laptops and CDM for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 fiscal years,\nwhich did not comply with the procurement planning and various\nprocurement principles.<\/p>\n
Then, Nadiem, through Ibam, Mulyatsyah, Sri, and Jurist, conducted a\nreview of studies and needs analysis for information and communication\ntechnology equipment (TIK) in the education digitalisation programme,\nwhich led to Chromebook laptops using the Chrome operating system\n(Chrome OS) and CDM.<\/p>\n
The defendants, jointly with Nadiem and Jurist, also compiled unit\nprices and budget allocations for 2020 without supporting surveys with\naccountable data.<\/p>\n
The compilation of unit prices and budget allocations was carried out\nin the budgeting for the procurement of Chromebook laptops using the\nChrome operating system (Chrome OS) and CDM, which became the reference\nfor unit prices and budget allocations in 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n
In addition, the defendants, together with Nadiem and Jurist, are\nalso alleged to have procured Chromebook laptops at Kemendikbudristek\nthrough e-Catalogue or the School Procurement Information System\n(SIPLah) application in 2020, 2021, and 2022 without price evaluation of\nthe implementation of Chromebook laptop procurement and without\nsupporting price references.<\/p>\n
For their actions, the three face penalties under Article 2 paragraph\n(1) or Article 3 jo. Article 18 of Law No.\u00a031 of 1999 on the Eradication\nof Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law No.\u00a020\nof 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) first of the Criminal Code.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/three-defendants-in-chromebook-corruption-case-demanded-6-15-years-in-prison-1776361840", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }