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Google denies involvement in $125 million Chromebook graft case in Indonesia
Former Google executives said the company had no role in a $125 million Chromebook procurement case that prosecutors tied to 1.2 million laptops.
- Former Google executives denied Google's involvement in a $125 million procurement case at Indonesia's Education Ministry, which prosecutors allege caused state losses.
- Education Minister Makarim, serving from 2019 to 2024, reportedly favored Google's Chromebook despite a ministry research team's advice against it due to ineffectiveness in areas lacking internet access.
- Prosecutors accused Makarim of abusing authority by directing the 2020–2021 procurement to serve personal business interests.
- Google's Beaumont denied any link between Google's investment in GoTo and discussions with the Education Ministry.
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Google's former executives today denied the company's involvement in a large-scale acquisition project of the Indonesian Ministry of Education that, according to prosecutors, caused $125 million in losses to the state.
Google's former executives denied the company's participation in a huge procurement project by the Indonesian Ministry of Education on Monday, which, according to prosecutors, caused state losses of $125 million.
Google denies involvement in USD 125 million Chromebook graft case in Indonesia
Google denies any role in Indonesia’s USD 125 million Chromebook graft scandal as former executives testify in Jakarta’s Corruption Court. Learn how ex-education minister and Gojek co-founder Nadiem Makarim, major Chromebook procurement, and Google’s investments in PT AKAB and GoTo are at the centre of this high-stakes corruption trial.
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