The chair of the Indonesian Election Organisers\u2019 Ethics Council\n(DKPP), Heddy Lugito, has given an update on a complaint filed by former\ndeputy law minister Denny Indrayana and several others against\ncommissioners of the General Elections Commission (KPU). The complaint\nconcerns a KPU regulation that meant Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming\nRaka did not have to submit proof of his high-school qualification.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo hearing has been scheduled yet. Please be patient; it is still\nundergoing administrative verification. Some of the required\nadministrative documents are incomplete,\u201d Heddy told reporters on\nThursday (29 October 2026).<\/p>\n
Heddy explained that the complaint process at the DKPP includes\nadministrative checks. A hearing will be scheduled only after the\nsubstantive verification has been completed.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce the administrative requirements are met, we will verify the\nsubstance. If everything is in order, we will schedule a hearing. That\nis the process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Denny Indrayana and several others had previously filed a complaint\nagainst KPU commissioners with the DKPP. The complaint was submitted by\nDenny alongside the Indonesian Committee for Election Monitoring (KIPP),\nthe Ummat Party, FPP TNI, Subhan Palal and Mercy Sihombing.<\/p>\n
They allege that Article 18(3) of KPU Regulation No.\u00a019 of 2023 was\nimproperly inserted, describing the provision as manipulative.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur complaint is not only about the certificate; it concerns\nadministrative irregularities. It also concerns alleged manipulation and\nthe insertion of Article 18(3) into KPU Regulation No.\u00a019 of 2023. The\npublic debate is still dominated by issues surrounding the certificate,\u201d\nDenny said after filing the complaint at the DKPP office in Central\nJakarta on Wednesday (14 October 2026).<\/p>\n
Denny said the complaint followed a Constitutional Court ruling on\ntheir lawsuit, and argued that the issue of Gibran\u2019s educational\nqualifications remained unresolved.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a historical connection and a moral responsibility to\ncontinue this struggle. If you remember, on Tuesday, the day the ruling\nwas read last week, I said this struggle was not over. The struggle is\nnot finished,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The complainants accuse the KPU of inserting Article 18(3) of KPU\nRegulation No.\u00a019 of 2023 improperly. Denny referred to a dispute\nbetween a member of the House of Representatives\u2019 Commission II and\nformer KPU chair Hasyim over whether the provision had been\ndiscussed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can now see the discussion and debate between a former KPU\ncommissioner and a member of Commission II, where it is said that\nArticle 18(3) was not discussed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Denny also alleged that the KPU accepted Gibran\u2019s\neducation-equivalency certificate without following a professional\nprocess or carrying out the necessary checks, including verifying the\ncompleteness and validity of the documents\u2014a process commonly known as\nfactual verification.<\/p>\n
\u201cThird, the KPU is suspected of obstructing the supervisory role of\nthe Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), by denying it access to\noversee and monitor the nomination process, including the documents\nsubmitted by the candidate pair. This includes the Silon nomination\ninformation system, which Bawaslu was not given access to. That was\nestablished as a fact during proceedings at the Constitutional Court,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n
Denny called for the current KPU commissioners to be dismissed. He\nalso said he hoped they would not be appointed to any public\npositions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope dismissal would have further consequences. In other words,\nthey should not then be given public posts such as commissioners or\nsimilar positions,\u201d Denny said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dkpp-denny-indrayanas-complaint-over-gibrans-school-certificate-still-under-verification-1793238773", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }