JAKARTA, June 30 — An Indonesian court today sentenced Nadiem Makarim, a former education minister and the co-founder of a multibillion-dollar tech startup, to 10 years in prison for corruption.
Judges found Nadiem guilty of graft tied to the procurement of Chromebooks for schools during the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in around US$120 million (RM490 million) in state losses. — AFP
