Ibrahim Arief, a former consultant for Indonesia’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek), has been sentenced to four years in prison for his involvement in a corruption scandal concerning the procurement of Chromebooks and Chrome Device Management (CDM) systems. The verdict, delivered on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, by the Central Jakarta Corruption Court, … Read more
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Former Indonesian Education Ministry consultant Ibrahim Arief has publicly stated that the legal case against him related to the Chromebook procurement scandal has been irregular from the outset, claiming he was subjected to investigation and evidence gathering before even being formally called as a witness. His remarks, reported by Indonesian media outlets including Kompas.com and … Read more
A sweeping corruption case involving the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) has come to light, with allegations of over 2.1 trillion Rupiah in state financial losses. The case centers around the digitalization of education programs spanning from 2019 to 2022. Recent court proceedings revealed that several individuals allegedly benefited from the … Read more