Indonesia detains former minister and Gojek founder as suspect in graft case


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  • Thursday, 04 Sep 2025

FILE PHOTO: Nadiem Makarim, founder of the Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment firm Gojek waves to journalists as he arrives at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian investigators on Thursday named a former education minister and co-founder of ride-hailing firm Gojek, Nadiem Makarim, as a suspect in a corruption case about alleged improper laptop procurement and said he had been detained.

An investigator at the attorney general's office said Makarim would be detained for 20 days while the investigation proceeds.

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