#Nadiem Makarim
Prosecutors reveal WA Group linked to Nadiem before appointed as minister
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has shed new light on the early stages of the controversial Chromebook procurement program, linking the case to a private WhatsApp (WA) group allegedly established before Nadiem Makarim was appointed as Education and Culture Minister in 2019.
Nadiem shows up at 2nd inquiry session of Chromebook procurement graft case
Former Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Makarim appeared at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) headquarters on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 for questioning as part of a widening corruption investigation into the procurement of Chromebook laptops under the government’s 2019-2022 digital education initiative.
Ex-Education Minister Nadiem breaks silence after 12-hour AGO grilling
Former Education Minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim gave a brief statement to the press late Monday evening, June 23, 2025 after undergoing a 12-hour examination at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) as a witness in the ongoing investigation into alleged corruption in the Rp9.9 trillion (US$618 million) Chromebook procurement project.
Groups call for probe into alleged graft in Education ministry’s laptop purchase
As the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is investigating corruption allegations in the Rp9.9 trillion (US$609 million) laptop procurement project at the Ministry of Education during a period of 2020–2022, civil society groups ask the AGO to thoroughly probe the case up to the highest individual responsible for its procurement.