Awaiting Recovery from Surgery, Nadiem Makarim's Defence Hearing Scheduled for 2 June

JAKARTA - The panel of judges has set the agenda for the defence or plea hearing of former Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Nadiem Makarim, to be held on 2 June 2026.

This was announced by the Chief Judge, Purwanto S. Abdullah, following the prosecutor’s reading of the indictment in the alleged corruption case regarding the procurement of Chromebook-based laptops at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court.

“So, to present the defence notes, there may be defence notes from the defendant and defence notes from the advocate. That is in accordance with the guidance from the honourable panel yesterday, on 2 June,” said Purwanto during the hearing on Wednesday (13/6/2026).

The panel of judges has given the defendant’s side approximately three weeks to prepare the defence notes.

“As stated by the medical side, for the recovery period after the procedure, it is approximately three to six weeks,” Purwanto said.

He also hopes that the postponement period can be used optimally by the defendant.

“So the panel hopes that this time can be used more optimally for recovery,” he continued.

In the hearing, the judges also ensured that the defence notes will not only be presented by the legal counsel but also directly by the defendant.

In the hearing, the Public Prosecutor requested that the panel of judges impose a prison sentence accompanied by a fine and restitution worth trillions of rupiah.

In addition to the prison sentence, the prosecutor also demanded that Nadiem pay a fine of Rp1 billion.

If not paid, the fine would be replaced with imprisonment for 190 days.

“Impose a fine on the Defendant Nadiem Anwar Makarim of Rp1 billion, which must be paid within one month after the court decision has legal force,” said the prosecutor.

Not only that, the prosecutor also demanded additional punishment in the form of restitution payment of Rp809.596 billion and Rp4.871 trillion.

The prosecutor also stated that if the defendant does not have sufficient assets to pay the restitution, it would be replaced with imprisonment for nine years.

In their demands, the prosecutor also requested that the evidence remain as stated in the indictment letter and impose court costs of Rp10,000 on the defendant.