Defendant in Alleged Chromebook Corruption Case, Ibrahim Arief, to be Sentenced Today
Jakarta, VIVA – Technology consultant at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) Ibrahim Arief is undergoing a sentencing hearing related to the alleged Chromebook corruption case at the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday.
According to the Case Tracking Information System (SIPP) of the Central Jakarta District Court, the hearing is scheduled for 10:20 WIB in the Muhammad Hatta Ali Room, presided over by Chief Judge Purwanto Abdullah.
Previously, Ibam, as Ibrahim Arief is affectionately known, was demanded a 15-year prison sentence, a fine of Rp1 billion subsidiary to 190 days in prison, and restitution of Rp16.92 billion subsidiary to 7 years and 6 months in prison.
In the alleged corruption case of the education digitalisation programme involving the procurement of Chromebook laptops and Chrome Device Management (CDM) within Kemendikbudristek from 2019 to 2022, Ibam caused state financial losses amounting to Rp2.18 trillion.
In detail, the state losses include Rp1.56 trillion related to the education digitalisation programme at Kemendikbudristek, as well as US$44.05 million or equivalent to Rp621.39 billion due to the unnecessary and unbeneficial procurement of CDM in the education digitalisation programme.
It is stated that Ibam committed these unlawful acts together with the Director of Primary Schools (SD) at the Directorate General of Early Childhood Education, Basic Education, and Secondary Education (Ditjen PAUD Dikdasmen) of Kemendikbudristek for 2020–2021, Sri Wahyuningsih, along with the Director of Junior High Schools (SMP) at Ditjen PAUD Dikdasmen of Kemendikbudristek for 2020–2021, Mulyatsyah.
Sri Wahyuningsih and Mulyatsyah have already been sentenced to 4 years and 4 years and 6 months in prison respectively, fines of Rp500 million subsidiary to 120 days in prison, and restitution of Rp2.28 billion subsidiary to 2 years in prison.
Furthermore, together with the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology for the 2019–2024 period, Nadiem Anwar Makarim, and former Special Staff of Kemendikbudristek, Jurist Tan. Nadiem will face a prosecution hearing on Wednesday, 13 May, while Jurist Tan remains at large.
The unlawful acts committed by the defendants include, together with Nadiem and Jurist, among others, procuring information and communication technology-based learning facilities in the form of Chromebook laptops and CDM for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 fiscal years, which were not in accordance with the procurement planning and various procurement principles.