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Indonesia jails former education minister for 10 years in Google Chromebook graft case

CNBC · Jun 30, 2026, 9:22 AM

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  • An Indonesian corruption court on Tuesday sentenced former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim, a co-founder of ride- hailing and payments giant Gojek, to 10 years in prison for corruption.
  • Makarim was found guilty in a case linked to the procurement of Google Chromebooks for schools under the country's education digitalization program that ran from 2019 to 2022.

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An Indonesian corruption court on Tuesday sentenced former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim, a co-founder of ride- hailing and payments giant Gojek, to 10 years in prison for corruption.

Makarim was found guilty in a case linked to the procurement of Google Chromebooks for schools under the country's education digitalization program that ran from 2019 to 2022.

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