Nadiem's Trial: BPKP Auditor Reveals Rp 1.5 Trillion Loss in Chromebook Procurement

An auditor from the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) and head of the state loss calculation team for the Chromebook case, Dedy Nurmawan Susilo, stated that the loss from the procurement of Chromebook-based laptops amounted to Rp 1.5 trillion. Dedy made this statement when presented as a witness in the continuation of the trial for the alleged corruption case related to the procurement of Chromebook-based laptops for the defendant, former Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Makarim. “Thus, the total loss from the three years—2020, 2021, and 2022—is Rp 1.5 trillion,” Dedy said during the trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Monday (13/4/2026). “For 2021, the loss was Rp 544.5 billion. Then for 2022, the loss was Rp 895.3 billion,” he added. Based on BPKP’s calculations, the Chromebook laptop price already included the cost of Chrome Device Management (CDM). Dedy admitted that he did not calculate the CDM procurement separately. It should be noted that the state loss figure in the Chromebook case totals Rp 2.1 trillion, but this is divided into two separate procurements: the procurement of Chromebook-based laptops and the procurement of Chrome Device Management (CDM). The state loss for the Chromebook procurement is estimated at Rp 1,567,888,662,716.74, or Rp 1.5 trillion. Meanwhile, for the CDM procurement, the state incurred a loss of 44,054,426 US dollars, which, when converted at the lowest exchange rate between 2020-2022, amounts to Rp 621,387,678,730, or Rp 621.3 billion. This act was carried out jointly with three other defendants: former Kemendikbudristek technology consultant Ibrahim Arief, former Director of Junior High Schools at Kemendikbudristek Mulyatsyah, and former Director of Primary Schools at Kemendikbudristek Sri Wahyuningsih. The state loss calculation is divided into two components: the procurement of Chromebook-based laptops and the procurement of Chrome Device Management (CDM). Prosecutors assess that the CDM procurement harmed the state because it was unnecessary and not required in the Kemendikbudristek digital education programme at the time.