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Judge Urges Arrest of Jurist Tan in Rp 2.1 Trillion Education Corruption Case
The judge, Andi Saputra, emphasized the need to apprehend Jurist Tan during a hearing at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. This followed testimony from Poppy Dewi Puspitawati, a Functional Widyaprada Main Expert at the Ministry of Education and Culture, regarding Tan’s significant influence within the ministry. The defendants in the trial are Mulyatsyah (former Director of Middle Schools at the Ministry of Education and Culture for 2020), Sri Wahyuningsih (former Director of Elementary Schools at the Directorate General of Early Childhood Education, Basic Education and Secondary Education for 2020-2021), and Ibrahim Arief, also known as Ibam, a consultant.
The judge inquired about the extent of Jurist Tan’s power within the Ministry of Basic Education. Poppy Dewi Puspitawati confirmed that Tan held considerable authority, stating he had been granted powers by Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim.
“Does the witness, Cepy, also confirm that Jurist Tan is very powerful?” the judge asked.
“Very,” Poppy responded.
The judge then urged prosecutors to prioritize Jurist Tan’s arrest to prevent any gaps in the inquiry. “The prosecution team needs to push investigators to arrest him immediately, as it appears that of the nine witnesses examined so far, they all frequently mentioned Jurist Tan. This is to ensure there are no missing links in the case,” the judge stated.
The indictment trial for Ibam, Mulyatsyah, and Sri Wahyuningsih commenced on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Prosecutors allege that the defendants caused state financial losses totaling IDR 2.1 trillion (approximately USD $135 million as of Jan 16, 2026) in connection with a digitalization programme at the Ministry of Education, culture, Research, and Technology.
The alleged losses stem primarily from inflated prices for Chromebook laptops, totaling IDR 1,567,888,662,716.74 (approximately USD $101 million),and the unnecessary procurement of Chrome Device Management (CDM) software,costing USD 44,054,426 (approximately IDR 621,387,678,730).
Prosecutor Roy Riady, during the indictment reading at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court, cited the audit report (Number PE.03.03/SR/SP-920/D6/02/2025 dated November 4, 2025) from the financial and Progress Supervisory Agency (BPKP) as evidence of the state losses.
“The loss to state finances amounted to IDR 1,567,888,662,716.74 based on the audit report calculating state financial losses in cases of alleged criminal acts of corruption in the education digitalization program at the Ministry of Education, Culture, research and Technology for 2019 to 2022,” Prosecutor riady stated.
He added, “And the state financial loss due to the procurement of Chrome Device Management which is not needed and is not useful in the Education Digitalization Program at the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture from 2019 to 2022 is USD 44,054,426 or at least IDR 621,387,678,730.”
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