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Prominent Tech Founder in Indonesia Is Found Guilty in Corruption Case

Gojek founder and former education minister Nadiem Makarim has been sentenced to 10 years in prison following a corruption case in Indonesia.

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📍 How it ended

Gojek co-founder and former education minister Nadiem Makarim was found guilty in a corruption case involving school laptops and Chromebooks. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Prosecutors denied that the case was a criminalization of Makarim.

Epilogue added 46d ago, after coverage quieted.

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The brief

Nadiem Makarim, the co-founder of Gojek and former Indonesian education minister, has been found guilty in a corruption case. He has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Coverage from Reuters, Al Jazeera, and CNBC emphasizes that the graft case is linked to Google Chromebooks. The New York Times and BBC also report on the conviction of the prominent tech founder.

Further developments may center on the nature of the controversy surrounding the case, which Reuters describes as controversial.

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Quick answers

Who was sentenced in the corruption case?

Nadiem Makarim, the co-founder of Gojek and former education minister of Indonesia.

What was the sentence handed down to Makarim?

He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

What was the focus of the graft case?

According to CNBC, the case involved Google Chromebooks.

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