Indonesia court reduces Gojek founder’s sentence to 9 years in appeal hearing

JAKARTA, Sept 24 (Reuters) An Indonesian court has reduced the prison sentence of Gojek founder and former education minister Nadiem Makarim to ​9 years from 10 years in ‌an appeal hearing for a graft conviction relating to improper laptop procurement, judges said on Thursday. • Nadiem was sentenced to 10 years in prison in June after the ‌court ​found him guilty of ⁠abusing his authority during ⁠the procurement of Google Chromebooks for schools in Indonesia that led to $125 million in state losses. He filed an appeal on July 1 ​to the Jakarta high court. • One judge, Catur Iriantoro, said on Thursday that they ⁠did not approve Nadiem s appeal ⁠to dismiss all charges because the ​previous ruling was consistent with the facts established ​at trial, the evidence presented, and witness testimony. • ‌The court also cut the amount of restitution Nadiem must pay from 809 billion rupiah ($45.23 million) to 548 billion rupiah, another judge, Subachran ⁠Hardi Mulyana, said. • After the hearin