← Facts Registry · Read the commentary
The First Day of the Makarim Trial, Reviewed for Dramatic Content
What Actually Happened
| # | Claim | Date | Entities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The first day of Nadi Makarim's trial featured members of the Indonesian armed forces, Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI), seated in the civilian courtroom. | Nadi Makarim, Tentara Nasional Indonesia | Tempo (English) - "TNI Presence at Nadiem Makarim's Trial Is Intimidation" (archived) | |
| 2 | The former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi) publicly commented on the military presence, noting it was the first time he had seen armed forces members present in a civil trial. | Mahkamah Konstitusi, Tentara Nasional Indonesia | Suara.com - "Mahfud MD Soroti Keterlibatan TNI dalam Persidangan Perdana Nadiem Makarim" (archived) | |
| 3 | The armed forces members' presence was reportedly at the behest of the Attorney General's office (Kejaksaan Agung). | Kejaksaan Agung, Tentara Nasional Indonesia | Indonesia Business Post - "AGO defends TNI deployment at Nadiem Makarim corruption trial" (archived) | |
| 4 | Armed Forces headquarters cited a presidential decree from the previous year as the basis for the deployment. | Tentara Nasional Indonesia | Seru.co.id - "Mabes TNI Sebut TNI Hadir di Sidang Nadiem sebagai Bagian Pengamanan" (archived) | |
| 5 | The legal analysis on the show argued that such a presence should only be justified to protect prosecutors in objectively high-risk situations based on clear threats. | Kejaksaan Agung | Hukumonline (Pro) - "TNI dan Polri Luncurkan Pelindungan untuk Jaksa" (archived) | |
| 6 | The presiding judge in the trial appeared surprised by the armed forces' presence. | Kejaksaan Agung, Tentara Nasional Indonesia | Hukumonline - "Amnesty International Indonesia: Kehadiran TNI di Persidangan Sipil Tak Tepat" (archived) | |
| 7 | Makarim left the courtroom in a manner described as being aggressively ferried away from reporters, despite his defense team having given consent for him to speak to the press. | Nadi Makarim | Okezone - "Pengacara Ngamuk Usai Nadiem Digiring Paksa karena Dilarang Beri Keterangan ke Media" (archived) | |
| 8 | Makarim's defense lawyers filed complaints about the manner in which he was removed from the courtroom. | Nadi Makarim | Kompas.tv - "KY Bakal Tindaklanjuti Laporan Kuasa Hukum Nadiem Makarim" (archived) | |
| 9 | Prosecutors claimed they removed Makarim from the courtroom because he was tired from surgery a few weeks earlier. | Nadi Makarim, Kejaksaan Agung | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) |