Indonesia sentences Gojek founder Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in corruption case

A Jakarta court sentenced Gojek cofounder and former education minister Nadiem Makarim to a decade in prison on June 30 for abusing authority in a laptop procurement deal.

• On June 30, a panel of five judges found Makarim guilty of favouring Google in the procurement of Chromebooks for schools while serving as education minister under President Joko Widodo.
• He was acquitted of a charge of directly enriching himself, and Google was not indicted in the case.
• President Prabowo Subianto said he is not anti-foreign investor and that law enforcement is essential for a favorable business climate.
• A dissenting judge, Andi Saputra, stated he found no evidence of malicious intent or a causal link between Makarim's conflict of interest and the crime.