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Indonesian tech entrepreneur jailed over Chromebooks purchase
Key takeaways
- Nadiem Makarim and his wife Franka Franklin during court proceedings as judges heard a corruption case related to the procurement of Google Chromebooks.
- An Indonesian court has sentenced tech entrepreneur and former education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years' jail in a case linked to the procurement of Google Chromebooks for schools.
- Some legal experts said prosecutors failed to provide conclusive evidence to prove him guilty, while one judge dissented from the court's majority decision and called for Makarim's acquittal.
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Nadiem Makarim and his wife Franka Franklin during court proceedings as judges heard a corruption case related to the procurement of Google Chromebooks. (Reuters: Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana)
An Indonesian court has sentenced tech entrepreneur and former education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years' jail in a case linked to the procurement of Google Chromebooks for schools.
Some legal experts said prosecutors failed to provide conclusive evidence to prove him guilty, while one judge dissented from the court's majority decision and called for Makarim's acquittal.
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