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Indonesia’s Gojek Head Trial Assailed as Political

Did business luminary cross prickly president?

Our Correspondent
Jan 13, 2026
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Nadiem Makarim. Photo from Jakarta Globe

The political implications of the corruption trial of Nadiem Anwar Makarim, one of Indonesia’s brightest business luminaries, are sending a ripple of concern through the business community, especially when armed military personnel showed up in the civilian courtroom, drawing criticism that they risked intimidating…

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