April 23, 2026 | 07:54 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The legal team of former Indonesian education minister Nadiem Makarim explained their absence from the trial over an alleged corruption case involving Chromebook laptop procurement at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, which led to the hearing being postponed.
Ari Yusuf Amir, Nadiem's lawyer, said they had already informed the panel of judges of their disagreement with the presence of witnesses and experts at the trial on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. "Because we will not be able to have them present, as it is scheduled for next Monday," he said in a press conference in the Menteng area, Central Jakarta.
In addition, another reason is due to the health condition of Nadiem Makarim. Ari said his client was feeling extremely weak today and was unable to perform any activities. However, Nadiem was still forced to attend the trial.
"The judge directly saw his condition, and a doctor from the prosecutor's office explained that Nadiem is indeed truly sick, not pretending. So today's trial was postponed because Nadiem is ill," Ari said.
Previously, the panel of judges in the Jakarta Corruption Court had to postpone the continued trial which included the examination of mitigating witnesses from the defendant's side. Based on Tempo's observation in the courtroom, there was no one sitting at the defense table until the presiding judge, Purwanto S. Abdullah, opened the trial.
"Well, today was scheduled for the opportunity for the defendant or the lawyer to present witnesses or experts. So far, no one has appeared in the court, right?" Purwanto said in the courtroom.
The prosecutor also mentioned that Nadiem was in the detention room. "The defendant is in the detention room, but none of his lawyers are present," said public prosecutor Roy Riady.
Although Nadiem had appeared in the Jakarta Corruption Court, according to Roy, he was in a sick condition. After consulting in the courtroom, the panel of judges decided to postpone the trial until Monday, April 27, 2026.
In this case, the Procurement of Chromebooks and Chrome Device Management for the 2020-2022 Fiscal Year is said to have enriched several parties, namely:
1. Nadiem Anwar Makarim amounting to Rp809,596,125,000;
2. Mulyatsyah, Director of Junior High School Kemendikbudristek for the 2020-2021 period, totaling Sin$120,000 and US$150,000;
3. Harnowo Susanto, the Commitment Maker Official for junior high schools (PPK SMP), amounting to Rp300 million;
4. 3. PPK SMA, Dhany Hamiddan Khoir, amounting to Rp200 million and US$30,000;
5. High School Budget Users (Kuasa Pengguna Anggaran) SMA, Purwadi Sutanto, totaling US$7,000;
6. High School Budget Users (Kuasa Pengguna Anggaran) SMA, Suhartono Arham, totaling US$7,000;
7. PPK SD, Wahyu Haryadi, amounting to Rp35 million;
8. PPK PAUD, Nia Nurhasanah, amounting to Rp500 million;
9. Acting Head of the Directorate General of Early Childhood Education and Community Education, Hamid Muhammad, amounting to Rp75 million;
10. Jumeri amounting to Rp100 million;
11. Commitment Maker, Susanto, amounting to Rp50 million;
12. High School Budget Users (Kuasa Pengguna Anggaran) PAUD, Muhammad Hasbi, amounting to Rp250 million;
13. Mariana Susy as the partner of PT Bhinneka Mentari Dimensi in the installation of Chrome Device Management totaling Rp5.15 billion;
14. 13. PT Supertone (SPC) amounting to Rp44.96 billion;
15. PT Asus Technology Indonesia (ASUS) Rp819.25 million;
16. PT Tera Data Indonesia (AXIOO) amounting to Rp177.41 billion;
17. PT Lenovo Indonesia (Lenovo) amounting to Rp19.18 billion;
18. PT Zyrexindo Mandiri Buana (Zyrexx) amounting to Rp41.17 billion;
19. PT Hewlett-Packard Indonesia (Hp) amounting to Rp2.26 billion;
20. 19. PT Gyra Inti Jaya (Libera) amounting to Rp101.51 billion;
21. PT Evercoss Technology Indonesia (Evercross) amounting to Rp341.06 million;
22. PT Dell Indonesia (Dell) amounting to Rp112.68 billion;
23. PT Bangga Teknologi Indonesia (Advan) amounting to Rp48.82 billion;
24. PT Acer Indonesia (Acer) amounting to Rp425.24 billion;
25. PT Bhinneka Mentari Dimensi amounting to Rp281.67 billion.
Amelia Rahima Sari contributed to the writing of this article.
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