{ "success": true, "data": { "id": 1738353, "msgid": "yesterdays-legal-news-nadiem-makarims-18-year-prison-demand-to-satgas-pkhs-performance-1778716318", "date": "2026-05-14 06:28:55", "title": "Yesterday's legal news: Nadiem Makarim's 18-year prison demand to Satgas PKH's performance", "author": "", "source": "ANTARA_ID", "tags": "", "topic": "Legal", "summary": "This compilation highlights key legal developments in Indonesia, including the Attorney General's Office demanding an 18-year prison sentence for former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim in a Chromebook corruption case, the issuance of a circular affirming that state loss auditors extend beyond the Audit Board of Indonesia (BPK), and the Constitutional Court's rejection of a substantive review of the Capital City Law, upholding Jakarta's status as the national capital until relocation. Additional reports cover the Immigration Directorate's evaluation of visa-free visit facilities amid rising foreign nationals' involvement in cybercrimes and the Forest Area Control Task Force's handover of Rp10 trillion in administrative fines to the state treasury, witnessed by President Prabowo Subianto. These events underscore ongoing efforts to combat corruption, ensure legal clarity, and strengthen national security and environmental enforcement.", "content": "

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Several legal events were reported by ANTARA News\nAgency reporters on Wednesday (13\/5). Here are some selected stories\nthat remain interesting to read this morning.<\/p>\n

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  1. Nadiem Makarim faces 18-year prison demand in Chromebook corruption\ncase<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Public Prosecutors from the Attorney General\u2019s Office demanded a\nprison sentence of 18 years for Nadiem Anwar Makarim, Minister of\nEducation, Culture, Research, and Technology for the 2019-2024 period,\nin connection with the alleged Chromebook corruption case.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWe demand that the defendant be legally and convincingly declared\nguilty of committing corruption jointly, as per the primary indictment\nof the public prosecutor,\u201d said Public Prosecutor (JPU) from the\nAttorney General\u2019s Office, Roy Riady, during the indictment reading\nsession at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court on\nWednesday.<\/p>\n

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    1. Issuing circular, Attorney General\u2019s Office affirms state loss\nauditors not limited to BPK<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The Attorney General\u2019s Office (AGO) issued a circular to affirm that\nauditors of state losses are not solely the Financial Audit Board\n(BPK).<\/p>\n

      The circular was issued in response to various perceptions regarding\nConstitutional Court Decision Number 28\/PUU XXIV\/2026, which stated that\nthe BPK is authorised to calculate state losses.<\/p>\n

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      1. Substantive review decision on IKN Law affirms Jakarta remains\nnational capital<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The Constitutional Court (MK) rejected the substantive judicial\nreview of Law Number 3 of 2022 on the State Capital (IKN Law) and\naffirmed the status of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKJ) as\nstill the national capital.<\/p>\n

        In the considerations of the MK, read by Constitutional Justice Adies\nKadir, as heard from the video of the pronouncement of the decision in\ncase number 71\/PUU-XXIV\/2026 in Jakarta on Wednesday, the applicant\u2019s\nargument that the norm of Article 39 paragraph (1) of Law Number 3\/2022\ncontradicts Article 1 paragraph (3) and Article 28D paragraph (1) of the\n1945 Constitution is conditionally rejected insofar as it is interpreted\nas per the applicant\u2019s petitum formulation, namely \u201cAs long as no\npresidential decision has been established on the relocation of the\nnational capital, Jakarta remains positioned as the Capital of the\nRepublic of Indonesia to ensure certainty and continuity of the state\nstructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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        1. Directorate General of Immigration evaluates visa-free visit\nfacilities<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          The Directorate General of Immigration, Ministry of Immigration and\nCorrectional Services (Kemenimipas), is evaluating immigration policies,\nincluding the Visa-Free Visit (BVK) facility, following the\nproliferation of cases involving foreign nationals entering Indonesia\nsuspected of committing cyber crimes.<\/p>\n

          \u201cCases involving foreign nationals in illegal activities, including\nthose from countries receiving Visa-Free Visit facilities, are material\nfor our evaluation,\u201d said Director General of Immigration Hendarsam\nMarantoko in his statement in Jakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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          1. Satgas PKH hands over Rp10 trillion from administrative fines to the\nstate<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            The Forest Area Control Task Force (Satgas PKH) handed over funds\namounting to Rp10 trillion from administrative fines to the state\ntreasury.<\/p>\n

            The handover was carried out symbolically by Attorney General ST\nBurhanuddin, as Deputy Chair I of the Satgas PKH Directorate, to Finance\nMinister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, witnessed directly by President Prabowo\nSubianto at the Attorney General\u2019s Office Building in Jakarta on\nWednesday.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/yesterdays-legal-news-nadiem-makarims-18-year-prison-demand-to-satgas-pkhs-performance-1778716318", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }