Nadiem Makarim's Pretrial Was Rejected, The Attorney General's Office Continued Investigation

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) responded to the decision of the South Jakarta District Court (PN Jaksel) which rejected the pretrial application submitted by the former Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Mendikbudristek) Nadiem Makarim on the status of a suspect in a suspected corruption case in the procurement of a chromebook.

"If we respect the decision, (the decision) also confirms that the investigation process carried out by investigators is in accordance with the provisions of the applicable procedural law," said Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) AGO Anang Supriatna in Jakarta quoted from Antara, Monday, October 13.

This decision, said Anang, shows that the determination of the suspect and the detention of Nadiem Makarim has been legally legal according to criminal procedural law.

Therefore, for the next step, investigators at the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) will continue the investigation process to completion.

"Of course, by continuing to prioritize the principle of presumption of innocence (presumption of innocence) and we will ensure that all stages of case handling are carried out objectively and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations," he said.

It is known, Nadiem Makarim filed a pretrial lawsuit against his determination as a suspect in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of a chromebook laptop at the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2019-2022.

Nadiem's attorney assessed that the appointment of his client as a suspect was legally flawed because it was carried out without at least two preliminary evidences accompanied by the examination of potential suspects as required in Article 184 of the Criminal Procedure Code in conjunction with the Constitutional Court Decision Number 21/PUU-XII/2014.

In the trial of the pretrial application decision, the sole judge of the South Jakarta District Court I Ketut Darpawan said the investigation carried out by the AGO had been carried out based on procedures according to criminal procedural law so that it was legal according to law.

"Formally, the respondent (AGO) already has four valid pieces of evidence according to the provisions of Article 184 of the Criminal Procedure Code as the basis for determining the applicant (Nadiem Makarim) as a suspect," he said.

In addition, Ketut also stated that the detention of Nadiem Makarim was in accordance with legal procedures.