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Outcry as Indonesian prosecutors seek 18-year sentence for ex-education minister Nadiem in graft case
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Nadiem Makarim, Indonesia's former education minister, arriving for a hearing over alleged corruption at the Central Jakarta Court on May 13.
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JAKARTA – The prosecution of Indonesia’s former education minister Nadiem Makarim for alleged corruption in the procurement of Chromebook laptops in 2020 has prompted an outcry over what many deem an unfair prison sentence sought for one of the country’s most prominent tech entrepreneurs.
In a courtroom filled with Nadiem’s supporters on May 13, prosecutors from the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) asked the Jakarta Corruption Court to sentence him to 18 years in prison for allegedly manipulating the procurement and enriching himself when he was the education minister.
