The Attorney General's Office Expresses Ready To Face Nadiem Makarim's Pretrial Session

Former Minister of Education and Technology Nadiem Anwar Makarim. (Between)

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has stated that it is ready to face the trial of a pretrial lawsuit filed by Nadiem Makarim, a suspect in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of a Chromebook laptop at the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2019-2022.

"God willing, it will be ready," said Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) at the AGO, Anang Supriatna, at the Attorney General's Office Building, Jakarta, Thursday, and was confiscated by Antara.

The pretrial lawsuit hearing is scheduled at the South Jakarta District Court, South Jakarta, on Friday (3/10) at 13.00 WIB.

Regarding Nadiem's argument that the appointment of the former Minister of Education and Culture was invalid because the notification letter for the start of the investigation (SPDP) was never issued, Anang opened his voice.

"SPDP has been given. So far, SPDP, right, there is no obligation. The obligation of SPDP, right, is given to the public prosecutor," he said.

It is known that 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 Makarim's attorney, Dodi S. Abdulkadir, said that there were seven reasons that made the determination of the suspect against his client invalid and not legally binding.

First, the determination of the suspect is not accompanied by the results of an audit of the calculation of real state financial losses (actual loss) by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) or the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP).

Second, BPKP and the Inspectorate have conducted an audit of the 2020-2022 Information and Communication Technology Equipment Assistance Program (ICT), where Nadiem has no indication of state financial losses due to unlawful acts.

This result is strengthened by the 2019-2022 Kemendikbudristek Financial Report which provides Unqualified Status/opinion (WTP).

Third, the determination of the suspect Nadiem is legally flawed because it is carried out without at least two preliminary evidences accompanied by the examination of potential suspects as required by Article 184 of the Criminal Procedure Code jo. Constitutional Court Decision No. 21/PUU-XII/2014.

Fourth, the notification letter for the start of the investigation (SPDP) has never been issued and/or Nadiem has never received it until now. This violates Article 109 of the Criminal Procedure Code jo. Constitutional Court Decision No. 130/PUU-XIII/2015 eliminates the supervisory function of the public prosecutor, and opens up opportunities for arbitrary investigations.

Fifth, the 2019-2022 Education Digitization Program which was used as the basis for determining the suspect Nadiem in accordance with the Suspect Determination Letter Number TAP-63/F.2/Fd.2/09/2025 dated September 4, 2025, is not an official nomenclature and has never been in the 2020-2024 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) or the official Kemendikbudristek policy.

Sixth, the inclusion of Nadiem's status in the letter of determination of the suspect as a private employee is not appropriate and unclear. Nadiem in 2019-2024 served as Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Mendikbudristek) according to his ID card as a member of the ministry's cabinet.

Seventh, Nadiem has a clear identity and domicile and has been cooperative and has been banned so it is impossible to run away. Nadiem also no longer serves as a minister so that he does not have access or destroys evidence.