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        "id": 2023214,
        "msgid": "constitutional-court-asserts-it-cannot-annul-or-disqualify-gibran-in-educational-requirement-dispute-1791298389",
        "date": "2026-10-06 21:00:56",
        "title": "Constitutional Court Asserts It Cannot Annul or Disqualify Gibran in Educational Requirement Dispute",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Constitutional Court of Indonesia has ruled that it lacks the authority to disqualify Gibran Rakabuming Raka from his position as Vice President regarding disputes over his educational credentials. The court stated that the validity of such documents falls under the jurisdiction of specific authorised institutions rather than the court's mandate in election result disputes.",
        "content": "<p>The Constitutional Court (MK) has emphasised that it cannot annul or\ndisqualify Gibran Rakabuming Raka from his position as Vice President in\nthe dispute concerning educational requirements for the 2024 General\nElection.<\/p>\n<p>This decision forms part of the Court\u2019s legal considerations in the\ndispute over the results of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential\nElection (PHPU) Number 01\/PHPU.PRES-XXIV\/2026, filed by former Deputy\nMinister of Law and Human Rights Denny Indrayana alongside 11 other\npetitioners. The verdict was delivered at the Constitutional Court\nBuilding in Jakarta on Tuesday evening, 6 October 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In its deliberations, the Court stated that it cannot annul or\ndisqualify Gibran Rakabuming Raka from his position as Vice President as\nrequested by the petitioners. \u201cThe Court cannot annul or disqualify\nGibran Rakabuming Raka from his position as Vice President as requested\nin the petitioners\u2019 petitum,\u201d the Court\u2019s consideration stated during\nthe reading of the verdict.<\/p>\n<p>The Court further elaborated that the facts uncovered during the\ntrial\u2014concerning the absence of diplomas, certificates, or foreign\ndegrees used as a basis for equivalence to a senior high school\neducation or its equivalent\u2014substantially pertain to the domain of\ninstitutions authorised to assess the validity and fulfilment of\npresidential and vice-presidential candidate requirements. Based on\nthese considerations, the Court does not grant itself the authority to\nannul or disqualify Gibran as demanded in the case.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute originated from a petition questioning the fulfilment of\nGibran\u2019s educational requirements when he registered as a\nvice-presidential candidate for the 2024 Election. The petitioners\nchallenged the educational documents used in the nomination process,\nalleging issues regarding foreign educational documents used to satisfy\nthe requirements.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, the petitioners submitted several requests to the\nCourt. One of their primary demands was for the Court to declare that\nthe educational requirements regulated in Article 16 letter r of Law\nNumber 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections are mandatory and must be\nlegally fulfilled at the time candidates register and are officially\nnominated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/constitutional-court-asserts-it-cannot-annul-or-disqualify-gibran-in-educational-requirement-dispute-1791298389",
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