Law Minister respects court ruling in Nadiem Makarim case
Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas has stated his respect for the legal process and the court’s decision in the corruption case involving former Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Anwar Makarim.
“That is not the task and function of the Ministry of Law. But whatever the context, we respect the court’s decision,” Supratman said when met in Jakarta on Friday. He added that parties dissatisfied with the ruling still have the right to pursue legal remedies in accordance with the provisions, including through appeals and cassation. In this case, both Nadiem and the public prosecutor have stated they will appeal the panel of judges’ decision.
“I will not stop. Please pray, please support, please lend your voice, and please lend your courage,” Nadiem said. Meanwhile, the Head of the Attorney General’s Office Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, said on Thursday that one of the considerations in the prosecutor’s appeal memorandum is the house arrest status currently being served by Nadiem. “The ruling stated that he remains in detention. Currently, the detention being served is house arrest. We will consider this in the appeal memorandum,” he said.
In addition to a prison sentence, Nadiem was sentenced to a fine of Rp1 billion, subsidiary to 190 days of confinement, as well as an additional penalty of paying restitution amounting to Rp809.59 billion, subsidiary to five years’ imprisonment. The panel of judges stated that the restitution was imposed because Nadiem was proven to have received Rp809.59 billion originating from PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa through PT Gojek Indonesia. It was also stated that most of PT AKAB’s funds came from a Google investment worth 786.99 million US dollars. In this case, Nadiem’s actions were deemed to have caused state financial losses of Rp1.56 trillion. The panel of judges also stated that the criminal act was committed together with three other defendants who have been sentenced in separate cases, namely Ibrahim Arief alias Ibam, Mulyatsyah, and Sri Wahyuningsih, as well as with Jurist Tan, who remains a fugitive. For his actions, Nadiem was found guilty of violating Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.