Instead, he argued, the cases should be taken over by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), which has statutory authority to assume control of corruption investigations under certain conditions.
The reports emerged only hours after a joint police team carried out searches at locations linked to Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah, including a residence in Bogor and a caf in South Jakarta.
The case centres on alleged gratuities linked to the processing of permits for the release of Limited Production Forest (Hutan Produksi Terbatas/HPT) areas.
![Former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim, defendant in the alleged Chromebook procurement corruption case linked to Indonesia’s education digitalisation programme, attends a follow-up hearing at the Jakarta Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday (13 May 2026). [Suara.com/Alfian Winanto]](https://media.theindonesia.id/thumbs/2026/05/14/69780-former-education-minister-nadiem-makarim/653x366-img-69780-former-education-minister-nadiem-makarim.jpg)
TheIndonesia.co - The Jakarta High Court has scheduled the first appeal hearing in the alleged corruption case surrounding the Education Ministry's digitalisation programme, involving the procurement of Chromebook laptops and Chrome Device Management (CDM) licences between 2019 and 2022.
Former Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Nadiem Makarim is the defendant in the case.
The first appeal hearing is set to take place on 5 August 2026. The panel will be chaired by Hardi Mulyana, with Catur Irianto and Hotma Maya Marbun serving as associate judges.
"The first hearing is scheduled for Wednesday (5 August 2026)," Jakarta High Court spokesperson Catur Irianto told reporters on Wednesday.
The appeal follows a ruling by the Jakarta Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, which sentenced Makarim to 10 years' imprisonment after finding him guilty of corruption in connection with the Chromebook procurement programme.
The court also imposed a fine of Rp1 billion, payable within one month of the verdict becoming legally binding, with a possible one-month extension.
If the fine is not paid within the prescribed period, Makarim's assets or income may be seized and auctioned to recover the outstanding amount. Should the proceeds prove insufficient or seizure be impossible, the unpaid fine will be replaced with an additional 190 days in prison.
In addition, the court ordered Makarim to pay Rp809.6 billion (approximately US$50 million) in restitution.
"If the defendant fails to pay the replacement money within one month after the verdict becomes legally binding, the prosecutor may confiscate and auction his assets to recover the amount," the presiding judge said.
If Makarim's assets are insufficient to cover the restitution, he will face an additional five-year prison sentence in lieu of payment.
