{"id":1716,"date":"2026-06-30T11:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:52:29","slug":"gojek-co-founder-nadiem-makarim-sentenced-to-10-years-for-corruption-corruption-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=1716","title":{"rendered":"Gojek co-founder Nadiem Makarim sentenced to 10 years for corruption | Corruption News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Indonesia court finds former education minister guilty of abuse of authority and of causing state losses.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published On 30 Jun 2026<\/span>30 Jun 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A court in Indonesia has sentenced former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim, co-founder of the Gojek app, to 10 years in prison on corruption charges.<\/p>\n

Judges at the Jakarta anti-corruption court on Tuesday found Makarim guilty of corruption related to the procurement of Chromebook laptops for schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Chief Judge Purwanto Abdullah, presiding over the ruling at Indonesia\u2019s Corruption Court in Jakarta, said a panel of judges had found Makarim guilty of abuse of authority and of causing state losses. He was found not guilty of directly seeking to enrich himself.<\/p>\n

The court said the case caused state losses of approximately $120m. It also ordered Makarim to pay a fine of Rp1 billion ($55,850) and Rp809 billion (more than $45m) in restitution, or face additional prison time.<\/p>\n

The verdict marks a sharp fall for the Ivy League-educated entrepreneur once seen as a symbol of Indonesia\u2019s startup sector.<\/p>\n

Makarim, 41, co-founded Gojek in 2010, growing it from a call centre with 20 motorcycle drivers into a major ride-hailing and delivery platform.<\/p>\n

He became one of Indonesia\u2019s youngest cabinet ministers in 2019 and served as education minister until 2024.<\/p>\n

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A Gojek driver carries a passenger through a business district in Jakarta. Gojek\u2019s app lets users book motorcycle taxis to navigate the city\u2019s gridlock [File: Beawiharta\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prosecutors said his decision to purchase Chromebook laptops, which run Google\u2019s ChromeOS, was linked to the US tech giant\u2019s investment in Gojek.<\/p>\n

Makarim has consistently denied wrongdoing and vowed to appeal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe judges couldn\u2019t even look me in the eye,\u201d he said, adding he could not pay the amount ordered under the ruling.<\/p>\n

The former minister has said the procurement saved money and called the case an \u201cinvestigative error\u201d.<\/p>\n

In his defence this month, he said: \u201cExperts and factual witnesses have stated: there is no element of state loss, no element of violation of the law, no element of self-enrichment, enrichment of another person or company, and no malicious intent or bad intentions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prosecutors had sought an 18-year prison sentence and Rp5.68 trillion (about $313m) in restitution. Google was not charged and has denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

GoTo Group, formed after Gojek merged with Tokopedia in 2021, said Makarim had not had a decision-making role since resigning in 2019.<\/p>\n

Makarim, whose lawyer father once served on the ethics committee of Indonesia\u2019s anti-corruption body, said he joined the government to encourage professionals to enter public service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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