JAKARTA - The Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology for the 2019-2024 period, Nadiem Anwar Makarim, denied the allegation that he received money worth Rp809.59 billion related to the alleged corruption case of Chromebooks.
According to him, the flow of funds is a corporate transaction that is clearly documented at PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa (PT AKAB).
"I was so shocked that this could be included in the indictment, even though not a penny of the money went into my pocket," said Nadiem when reading the note of objection alias objection in the trial at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Monday, January 5, reported by ANTARA.
In fact, he said, the money was completely returned to PT AKAB in the form of repayment of PT Gojek Indonesia's (PTGI) debt.
In addition, he assessed the accusation that he enriched himself, but did not explain how Nadiem's mechanism received the Rp809.59 billion in funds.
Thus, he continued, it is unclear whether the funds flowed to him and it is unclear what benefits he got from the flow of funds.
Not only that, he also said that there was no explanation of the relationship between the transaction flow of the funds with Google, Chromebooks, and the Ministry of Education and Culture, so that it seemed to invite the public to guess for themselves.
"Two unrelated topics are linked only because the transaction took place in 2021," he said.
Nadiem's appeal was submitted for the alleged corruption case of 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. In that case, he was accused of corruption that had harmed the state's finances worth Rp. 2.18 trillion.
Corruption, among others, is suspected to have been carried out by Nadiem by carrying out the procurement of learning facilities based on information and communication technology with Chromebook laptops and CDM for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 fiscal years 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.
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.
By Agatha Olivia Victoria
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