Politics Added 73d ago 5 outlets

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

A Jakarta anti-corruption court sentenced former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim, co-founder of Gojek, to 10 years in prison for abuse of authority related to a Chromebook procurement deal. The court found Makarim guilty of causing approximately $120-125 million in state losses through the 2020-2022 school laptop project, ordering him to pay fines and restitution. Makarim has denied wrongdoing and vowed to appeal the verdict.

Divergence score

This event sits in the top 23% of divergence this week. 5 outlets covered it, splitting into 5 framing camps across 2 bias groups.

5 camps

2 bias groups

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South China Morning Post

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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first

Furthest apart on this story

BBC

Founder of Asian super-app Gojek sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption

political persecution angle · negative

Al Jazeera

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

legal outcome focus · neutral

How BBC and Al Jazeera compare across every story →

First to report

Bloombergfirst
BBC+6 min
Reuters+18 min
Al Jazeera+3.5 h
South China Morning Post+5.1 h

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The split, in one line

Business-focused outlets ask what this means for Indonesia's investment climate, while wire coverage emphasizes the legal outcome and appeal. BBC highlights supporters who call it a campaign targeting political opponents.

How each outlet covered it

No left-right split here

Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.

Center & international coverage

BBCBBCINTERNATIONAL73d ago

“Founder of Asian super-app Gojek sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption”

AJAl JazeeraINTERNATIONAL73d ago

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

SCSouth China Morning PostINTERNATIONAL73d ago

“Does Gojek co-founder's guilty verdict test Indonesia's investor climate?”

RReutersCENTER73d ago

“Indonesia's Makarim, Gojek founder and former minister, found guilty of graft”

BLBloombergCENTER73d ago

“Gojek Founder Makarim Found Guilty in Indonesia Chromebooks Case”

7 tracked claims across 5 outlets

Fact ledger

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Critics say the case is politically motivated and targets opponents of the government.

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