Prominent Tech Founder in Indonesia Is Found Guilty in Corruption Case

The case against Nadiem Makarim, a co-founder of Gojek, has fueled concerns about judicial fairness in a nation where foreign investors were already growing wary.

By Sui-Lee Wee and Rin Hindryati

Tech entrepreneur sentenced to 10 years in Indonesia

Gojek co-founder Nadiem Makarim convicted of corruption in case closely watched by foreign investors

Gojek co-founder Nadiem Makarim sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Indonesia court finds former education minister guilty of abuse of authority and of causing state losses.

Does Gojek co-founder’s guilty verdict test Indonesia’s investor climate?

Indonesia’s former education minister Nadiem Makarim, one of the country’s best-known tech founders, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after a Jakarta court found him guilty of abusing his authority in a corruption case linked to US$87 million in state losses. The verdict against the Gojek co-founder could unsettle business sentiment and dampen foreign investment appetite in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, adding to concerns about legal certainty in cases involving government...

By Resty Woro Yuniar

Founder of Asian super-app Gojek sentenced to years in jail for corruption

The co-founder of super-app Gojek who became Indonesia's education minister has been sentenced to several years in jail for corruption.

By Deborah Okailey Quarcoo