Weekly Legal Roundup: From Nadiem's Verdict to KPK Arrests in Kuansing

A former Indonesian education minister has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of corruption related to a Chromebook procurement case. Nadiem Anwar Makarim, who served as Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology for the 2019-2024 period, received the verdict for his role in the scandal.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has announced the identity of a third suspect resulting from a sting operation in the Kuantan Singingi Regency, Riau, and Jakarta.

A wing box truck, suspected of having brake failure, crashed into more than a dozen motorcycles at the Unisma intersection on Jalan Cut Mutia, East Bekasi District, Bekasi City, West Java, on Monday morning. Police later revealed the identities of the victims, confirming that the accident resulted in one fatality and nine injuries.

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo granted an exceptional promotion to Aipda Yudhi Perdana Putra, who was killed during a raid on a suspected drug kingpin in Central Kalimantan.