Judge Sidang Nadiem Reported, PN Jakpus Rejected Comments

JAKARTA - The Central Jakarta District Court confirmed that it would not respond further regarding the report of the Nadiem Anwar Makarim lawyer team regarding the panel of judges who tried the case of alleged corruption in Chromebooks.

PN Jakarta Pusat spokesman Firman Akbar said the report of the lawyer team was related to the substance of the case which was still in the process of examination.

"This is to maintain the integrity and objectivity of the judiciary," said Firman, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, April 24.

He said the panel of judges of the Corruption Court at the PN Jakpus, in examining and trying the Nadiem case with number 147/Pid.Sus-TPK/2025/PN Jkt.Pst, so far has run in accordance with the provisions of the applicable procedural law.

Thus, the panel of judges has given the parties a sufficient and balanced opportunity in the trial which has entered the agenda of the examination of saki and ahlia de chargealias to alleviate it.

Previously, the lawyer for the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology for the 2019-2024 period, Nadiem Anwar Makarim, reported five judges who tried his client's case to the Chairman of the Jakpus PN, Wednesday (22/4).

The report was also forwarded to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (MA), the Head of the MA Supervisory Agency, the Head of the DKI Jakarta High Court, the Head of the Judicial Commission (KY), and the Chairman of Commission III of the People's Representative Council (DPR).

The five judges in question, namely Purwanto Abdullah who is the Chief Justice along with the members of the court Sunoto, Eryusman, Mardiantos, and Andi Saputra, who were reported for alleged violations of the code of ethics while presiding over the trial.

According to Nadiem's team of lawyers, the judges were not impartial, restricted the rights of the defendant, and violated the principle of fair trial throughout the trial.

At the same time as the report was given, Nadiem's team of lawyers was absent from the examination hearing held at the Corruption Court at the Jakpus PN.

In addition, Nadiem was still in ill condition when the examination of the Chromebook case began. Thus, the panel of judges postponed the trial to Monday (27/4).

In the case of alleged corruption in the education digitization program in the form of the procurement of Chromebook laptops and Chrome Device Management (CDM) in the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2019-2022, Nadiem is accused of corruption that has caused losses to the state treasury worth IDR 2.18 trillion.

The corruption was allegedly carried out, among others, by carrying out the procurement of learning facilities based on information and communication technology in the form of Chromebook laptops and CDM in the 2020, 2021, and 2022 budget years not in accordance with the procurement planning and procurement principles.

Nadiem's actions were charged together with three other defendants in a different trial, 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 State-level Wealth Report (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 was 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.