Nadiem's personal gain | December 16, 2025

Hello reader,

Recently, we saw two former officials pardoned from major corruption convictions. Their saving grace was that the courts heard no irrefutable proof that they personally gained from enacting policies that caused state losses.

Former education minister Nadiem Makarim has been arguing the same throughout his ongoing corruption trial. Yet case prosecutors now say that he gained nearly IDR 1 trillion from the alleged conspiracy. If that is proven, then there would be slim to zero chance he would be pardoned following a conviction.

More on that, and more, in today’s Nusantara Notes.

Cheers,

Andra

Subscribe to Nusantara Notes to read the rest.