Gojek Co-Founder Nadiem Makarim Sentenced to 10 Years in Indonesia School Laptop Graft Case
The Independent (UK)—An Indonesian court sentenced Gojek co-founder and former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in prison for corruption related to a government school laptop procurement program involving Google Chromebooks. Makarim, one of Indonesia's most prominent tech entrepreneurs, was found guilty of steering the contract in ways that resulted in financial losses to the state. The case was considered controversial, with some observers questioning the targeting of a high-profile reformist minister. The verdict marks one of the most significant corruption convictions of a former cabinet member in Indonesia in recent years.
- The Independent (UK) — Sentenced for corruption in procurement of laptops for Indonesian schoolchildren
- CNBC — Former education minister jailed a decade in the Google Chromebook graft case
- Newsmax — Indonesian court sentences Gojek co-founder to 10 years in prison for school laptop graft
- Bloomberg — Corruption stemmed from school Chromebook procurement contracts he oversaw as minister
- Rappler — Verdict widely described as controversial given Makarim's reformist profile
- BBC — World — Gojek co-founder sentenced to years in prison on corruption charges in Indonesia
- Nikkei Asia — Indonesia's highest-profile tech entrepreneur to face prison over corruption charge
- Al Jazeera — Sentenced to 10 years as a former cabinet minister found guilty of graft
- Reuters — Indonesia sentences Gojek founder to 10 years in prison in controversial graft case
- Reuters — Indonesia's Makarim, Gojek founder and former minister, found guilty of graft