Wearing Detector Device, Nadiem Faces Prosecution Hearing in Chromebook Case
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Nadiem Makarim attended the hearing for the reading of the prosecution’s demands in the alleged corruption case regarding the procurement of Chromebook-based laptops while wearing a detector device on his ankle, on Wednesday (13/5/2026).
Before entering the courtroom, Nadiem showed the device to journalists when asked about his current house arrest status.
“Still,” said Nadiem when asked if he was still using the detector device.
Nadiem then displayed the detector device attached to his leg.
“Yes, this can’t be removed,” he said.
“Only allowed at home. Can’t go anywhere, and only for court hearings or hospital treatment,” he added.
Nadiem said he had only been allowed house arrest since Tuesday (12/5/2026).
He stated that the condition was necessary to allow his health recovery to proceed better after undergoing surgery.
“Alhamdulillah, I can go home and receive treatment at home in a sterile condition so I don’t have to keep undergoing surgery repeatedly,” he said.
Although still in recovery, Nadiem claimed he was ready to face the prosecution hearing.
In this case, Nadiem and three other defendants are said to have caused state financial losses amounting to Rp 2.1 trillion.
Nadiem is accused of enriching himself by Rp 809 billion, which is said to come from Google’s investment in Gojek or PT AKAB.
Meanwhile, defendant Mulyatsyah is said to have received SGD 120,000 and USD 150,000.
Prosecutors claim Nadiem abused his authority, making Google the sole controller of ICT procurement, including laptops, in Indonesia’s education technology ecosystem.
This is said to have been done by directing the procurement study to a single product, namely Chrome-based devices owned by Google.
For this case, Nadiem and the other defendants are charged with violating Article 2 Paragraph (1) and Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 31 of 1999 as amended and supplemented by Law No. 20 of 2001 on Amendments to Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) first of the Criminal Code.