AGO Files Appeal Against Nadiem Makarim's Sentence
The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has announced that it is filing an appeal against the verdict delivered by the judges of the Anti-Corruption Court (Tipikor) regarding the former Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Nadiem Makarim. This step was taken after the Public Prosecutor’s team received the official copy of the court’s decision.
The Head of the Legal Information Centre of the Attorney General’s Office, Anang Supriatna, confirmed that the registration of the appeal memorandum was officially submitted by the prosecution team today.
“Regarding the verdict in the Nadiem Makarim case, the Public Prosecutor team has received the copy of the decision from the Anti-Corruption Court, and today, the prosecution team has declared a legal appeal against the case,” said Anang at the Attorney General’s Office Building, Jakarta, on Thursday (2/7/2026).
Anang explained that filing an appeal is a standard legal procedure taken when there is a discrepancy in juridical analysis or the severity of the sentence between the prosecutor’s demands and the verdict imposed by the judges at the first instance.
“We continue to appreciate and respect the court’s decision that has been established, but today the prosecution team is pursuing a legal appeal,” said Anang.
It is noted that the judges of the Central Jakarta Anti-Corruption Court imposed a sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of Rp1 billion on the former Minister, Nadiem Anwar Makarim, during the hearing held on Tuesday, 30 June 202_6.
The panel of judges ruled that Nadiem was proven legally and convincingly to have committed corruption in the procurement of Chromebooks and Chrome Device Management (CDM) for the digitalisation of education within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology during the 2019-2022 fiscal years.
“Therefore, sentencing the defendant to 10 years of imprisonment and a fine of Rp1 billion,” stated the chairman of the panel of judges, Purwanto S. Abdullah, while reading the verdict.
The judges stated that the prosecutor’s primary indictment was not proven. However, the judges ruled that Nadiem was guilty under the subsidiary indictment, violating Article 604 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 20 letter c of Law No. 1 of 2023 regarding the Criminal Code (KUHP).
In this case, the judges also ordered Nadiem to pay a fine of Rp1 billion, alternatively 190 days of imprisonment, and restitution of Rp809 billion. If Nadiem is unable to pay the restitution, his assets may be seized and auctioned; if the assets are insufficient, the amount must be replaced by 5 years of imprisonment.
The Anti-Corruption Court judges have also requested the Attorney General’s Office to investigate an increase in Nadiem Makarim’s wealth amounting to Rp4.87 trillion through alleged money laundering related to the Chromebook corruption case.