Indonesia court reduces Gojek founder's sentence to 9 years in appeal hearing
The court kept the corruption conviction and Rp1 billion fine but lowered restitution to Rp548.76 billion after finding the trial evidence supported the verdict.
- On Thursday, the Jakarta High Court reduced former Technology Minister Nadiem Makarim's prison sentence from 10 years to 9 years in the Chromebook procurement graft case.
- The Jakarta Anti-Corruption Court originally sentenced Nadiem to 10 years in June 2026 after finding him guilty of abusing authority during Google Chromebook procurement for Indonesia schools.
- Appellate judges reduced Nadiem's restitution from Rp809.59 billion to Rp548.76 billion while upholding the Rp1 billion fine and rejecting his request to dismiss all charges.
- Following the ruling, Nadiem expressed disappointment and announced plans to appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing the verdict damages "the credibility of the law enforcement system in Indonesia."
- Judge Catur Iriantoro stated the court's decision remains consistent with trial facts, evidence, and witness testimony, limiting the reduction to administrative adjustments rather than a full acquittal.
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Gojek founder Nadiem Makarim’s graft sentence cut to nine years by Indonesian court
JAKARTA, Sept 24 — An Indonesian appeals court cut the corruption sentence of Nadiem Makarim today by a year, but the tech founder vowed to have the Supreme Court quash his conviction entirely.Nadiem, the co-founder of ride-hailing app Gojek and a former education minister, was sentenced to 10 years in June for graft tied to procurement of laptops for schools during the pandemic.An appeals court in the capital Jakarta reduced his sentence to nin…
The panel of judges at the Jakarta High Court overturned the sentence of former Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Makarim in the Chromebook procurement corruption case.
Indonesia court reduces Gojek founder's sentence to 9 years in appeal hearing
An Indonesian court has reduced the prison sentence of Gojek founder and former education minister Nadiem Makarim to 9 years from 10 years in an appeal hearing for a graft conviction relating to improper laptop procurement, judges said on Thursday.
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