Gojek co-founder Nadiem Makarim sentenced to 10 years for corruption
Key takeaways
- Indonesia court finds former education minister guilty of abuse of authority and of causing state losses.
- Judges at the Jakarta anti-corruption court on Tuesday found Makarim guilty of corruption related to the procurement of Chromebook laptops for schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Chief Judge Purwanto Abdullah, presiding over the ruling at Indonesia’s Corruption Court in Jakarta, said a panel of judges had found Makarim guilty of abuse of authority and of causing state losses.
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Indonesia court finds former education minister guilty of abuse of authority and of causing state losses.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Nadiem Makarim, Indonesia's former education minister and co-founder of ride-hailing firm Gojek, gestures on the day of the verdict in his corruption case at the Central Jakarta District Court on June 30, 2026 [Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters]By AFP and Reuters Published On 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026A court in Indonesia has sentenced former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim, co-founder of the Gojek app, to 10 years in prison on corruption charges.
Judges at the Jakarta anti-corruption court on Tuesday found Makarim guilty of corruption related to the procurement of Chromebook laptops for schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.