Jakarta, Jan. 5 -- Former education minister Nadiem Makarim on Monday denied allegations that he received Rp809.59 billion in a corruption case linked to the procurement of Chromebooks, saying he was raised in a family that strongly upheld anti-corruption values.

Reading out his objection plea in court, Makarim said his parents had shaped his principles from an early age through discussions about integrity and the future of the nation.

"Since I was a child, my parents asked me to sit at the dining table to listen to stories of anti-corruption activists discussing the direction of our country," he told the court.

He said his parents instilled in him a deep sense of integrity and patriotism, noting that despite being supported to study a...