JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating allegations of corruption in the procurement of Google Cloud services at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek). This case is still related to the procurement of Chromebooks in the era of Minister Nadiem Makarim.
"This is still being investigated," said Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu quoted on Friday, July 18.
Asep has not been able to detail the investigation. "The Charomebook has separated. (But, red) there is Google Cloud and others are part of it," said the KPK Director of Investigation.
The alleged corruption in the procurement of Chromebooks has been handled by the Attorney General's Office. Four suspects have been named, one of whom is Jurist Tan, who is a special staff (stafsus) Nadiem Makarim while serving as Minister of Education and Culture.
Meanwhile, the other three suspects are Mulatsyah as Director of SMP Kemendikbudristek; Sri Wahyuningsih as Director of the Ministry of Education and Culture Elementary School; and Ibrahim Arief who is a consultant at the Ministry of Education and Culture. The suspect's announcement was made on Tuesday, July 15.
"Against the four people, based on sufficient evidence, tonight, investigators named them as suspects," said Director of Investigation at the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Abdul Qohar, to reporters.
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The new Attorney General's Office has detained Mulatsyah and Sri Wahyuningsih at the Salemba Rutan, the Attorney General's Office. Meanwhile, Ibrahim Arief is under city arrest for suffering from chronic illness.
The four of them are suspected of violating Article 2 paragraph 1, Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law number 20 of 2021 concerning Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 to 1 of the Criminal Code.
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