JAKARTA - Technology Consultant at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ibrahim Arief underwent a verdict hearing related to the alleged corruption case of Chromebooks at the Corruption Crime Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Tuesday, May 12.
Based on the Central Jakarta District Court's Case Tracking Information System (SIPP), quoted by Antara, the trial is scheduled to be held at 10.20 WIB in the Muhammad Hatta Ali Room, chaired by Chief Judge Purwanto Abdullah.
Previously, Ibam, a nickname for Ibrahim Arief, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, a fine of Rp1 billion subsider 190 days in prison, and compensation of Rp16.92 billion subsider 7 years and 6 months in prison.
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 environment of the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2019-2022, Ibam caused a loss of state funds worth IDR 2.18 trillion.
In detail, the state's losses 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.
It is stated that Ibam committed this illegal act together with the Director of the Elementary School (SD) at the Directorate General of Early Childhood Education, Basic Education, and Secondary Education (Ditjen PAUD Dikdasmen) of the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2020-2021 Sri Wahyuningsih and the Director of the Elementary School (SMP) at the Directorate General of PAUD Dikdasmen of the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2020-2021 Mulyatsyah.
Sri Wahyuningsih and Mulyatsyah were sentenced to 4 years and 4 years and 6 months in prison, a fine of Rp. 500 million, a substitute for imprisonment of 120 days, and a substitute for Rp. 2.28 billion, a substitute for 2 years in prison.
Then, together with the Minister of Education and Culture for the period 2019-2024, Nadiem Anwar Makarim and former Special Staff to the Minister of Education and Culture, Jurist Tan. Nadiem will face a trial on Wednesday (13/5), while Jurist Tan is still at large.
The illegal acts committed by the defendants include, together with Nadiem and Jurist, among others, procuring learning facilities based on information and communication technology in the form of Chromebook laptops and CDM in the 2020, 2021, and 2022 budget years, which are not in accordance with procurement planning and various procurement principles.
For his actions, Ibam is threatened with a sentence in accordance with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.
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