The Pretrial Session Of The Chromebook Corruption Case Was Rejected, Nadiem: I Received The Results

The suspect in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of ICT equipment in the form of a Chromebook laptop at the Ministry of Education and Culture for the 2019-2022 period, Nadiem Makarim, at the Jampidsus AGO Building, Jakarta, Tuesday (14/10/2025). ANTARA

JAKARTA - The defendant in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of ICT equipment in the form of a Chromebook laptop at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) for the 2019-2022 period, Nadiem Makarim, stated that he accepted the results of the pretrial hearing.

For information, the results of the trial on Monday, October 13, stated that Nadiem's pretrial application was rejected by South Jakarta District Court Sole Judge I Ketut Darpawan.

"Please pray. I accept the results. Please pray. Thank you," said Nadiem when met at the Junior Attorney General's Building for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the Attorney General's Office, Jakarta, Tuesday, was confiscated by Antara.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office, Anang Supriatna, said that Nadiem's arrival at the Jampidsus Building this afternoon was to be examined as a suspect in connection with the alleged corruption in the procurement of Chromebooks.

"Yes, today he is being questioned as a suspect," he said.

Former Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Mendikbudristek) Nadiem Makarim submitted a pretrial application for his determination as a suspect in the alleged corruption case in the procurement of ICT equipment in the form 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 by Article 184 of the Criminal Procedure Code Jo.. Constitutional Court Decision No. 21/PUU-XII/2014.

In the trial of the pretrial application decision, South Jakarta District Court Sole Judge I Ketut Darpawan said that 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.