Singgung Google, Nadiem Anggap Investigasi Kejaksaan Keliru soal Aliran Duit Rp809 Miliar
JAKARTA - The Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology for the period 2019-2024, Nadiem Anwar Makarim, claims that he has not received any money of Rp. 809.59 billion related to the alleged corruption case of the education digitization program in the form of the procurement of Chromebook laptops and Chrome Device Management in the Ministry of Education and Culture environment. 2019-2022,
"Google has opened a vote and it will be proven later that the Rp809 billion was not received by me at all and it was an error in the investigation," said Nadiem when he was met after the reading of the interim verdict by the panel of judges at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Monday, January 12.
According to Nadiem, in the examination of witnesses, all the facts will be opened one by one.
He also thanked all parties for the support they had provided.
Although he admitted to being disappointed with the result of the interim decision of the panel of judges, Nadiem still respected the legal process that was underway regarding the case that had affected him.
The Corruption Court panel at the Central Jakarta District Court rejected Nadiem's objection note because various formal objections submitted by the former Minister of Education and Culture and his legal advisor were not sufficiently reasoned to stop the examination of the case at the stage of objection.
The panel of judges considered that Nadiem's objections and his legal advisers were more concerned with the aspect of proof, which was more appropriately considered in the main examination of the case.
In this case, Nadiem is accused of corruption that has caused losses to state finances worth IDR 2.18 trillion.
Corruption, among others, was carried out by carrying out the procurement of learning facilities based on information and communication technology in the form of Chromebook laptops and CDM for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 fiscal years which were not in accordance with the procurement planning and procurement principles.
The alleged act was carried out together with three other defendants who have been tried, namely Ibrahim Arief alias Ibam, Mulyatsyah, and Sri Wahyuningsih, as well as Jurist Tan, who is currently still at large.
In detail, the losses caused by the state include Rp1.56 trillion related to the education digitization program at the Ministry of Education and Culture, as well as 44.05 million US dollars or the equivalent of Rp621.39 billion due to the procurement of CDM that is not necessary and not useful in the education digitization program.
With this act, Nadiem is suspected of having received money amounting to IDR 809.59 billion originating from PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa (PT AKAB) through PT Gojek Indonesia.
It is stated that most of PT AKAB's money comes from Google's investment of US$786.99 million.
This can be seen from Nadiem's wealth which is recorded in the LHKPN in 2022, namely there is an acquisition of property in the form of securities worth IDR 5.59 trillion.
For his actions, the former Minister of Education and Culture is threatened with a criminal penalty as stipulated in Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.