The Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Gibran Rakabuming\nRaka, and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education\n(Kemendikdasmen) have been reported to the National Police Criminal\nInvestigation Agency (Bareskim Polri). The report was filed by the\nAdvocacy Team for the Enforcement of Ethics, Morals, and National\nIntegrity regarding the alleged criminal act of forging an educational\nequivalence certificate (suket) used during the 2024 Presidential\nElection registration.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were directed to the Public Complaints division (Dumas), and we\nhave received an acknowledgement of receipt regarding our police report,\nwhich concerns the alleged criminal act of forging documents and\/or\nusing documents containing untrue information or forgeries in relation\nto fulfilling the requirements for candidacy as the Vice President of\nthe Republic of Indonesia in 2024,\u201d said the complainant\u2019s legal\ncounsel, Ahmad Khozinudin, at Bareskrim Polri, South Jakarta, on\nWednesday (7\/10\/2026).<\/p>\n
According to Khozinudin, the disputed object is the certificate\nissued by the Ministry of Education and Culture in August 2019, which\nserved as the document for Gibran\u2019s educational equivalence to Senior\nHigh School (SMA).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reported object is the certificate. The reported articles are\nArticle 391, paragraphs 1 and 2. Paragraph 1 relates to the issuer,\nnamely the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, while paragraph\n2 relates to the user of the certificate, namely Gibran,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n
This complaint was filed following a Constitutional Court (MK) ruling\nregarding Gibran\u2019s educational requirements. Khozinudin stated that\nalthough the lawsuit was not accepted, the judges\u2019 legal considerations\nserve as evidence that Gibran does not possess a high school equivalent\ndiploma.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Court has considered, examined, and reviewed data, facts, and\nevidence in court that Mr Gibran Rakabuming Raka does not possess a high\nschool, vocational school, or Madrasah Aliyah diploma,\u201d said\nKhozinudin.<\/p>\n
Khozinudin further discussed the Constitutional Court judges\u2019\nconsiderations, which linked the certificate to the Ministry of\nEducation and Culture Regulation Number 29 of 2014 regarding Diploma\nEquivalence. According to Khozinudin, documents eligible for equivalence\nshould be diplomas, graduation certificates, or foreign diplomas.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt turns out Gibran does not possess any of the three objects\nsubject to equivalence. Gibran does not have a graduation certificate,\ndiploma, or diploma from abroad. The only basis used was the Grade 12\nfrom Insearch UTS Sydney, Australia,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Khozinudin added that if the Constitutional Court could not request\ndirect testimony from Gibran, he hopes the National Police investigators\ncan seek clarification from the Vice President.<\/p>\n
In addition to criminal proceedings, Khozinudin stated that his party\nwill pursue constitutional channels through the House of Representatives\n(DPR). They intend to push for a Joint Session of the People\u2019s\nConsultative Assembly (MPR) regarding the fulfilment of requirements for\nthe office of Vice President.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will also pursue a constitutional path through the DPR RI to\nreport a constitutional violation, namely that the requirements to\nbecome Vice President have proven to no longer be met,\u201d said\nKhozinudin.<\/p>\n
Separately, nine Constitutional Court judges have been reported to\nthe Constitutional Court Ethics Council (MKMK) regarding alleged ethical\nviolations in handling the dispute over the Vice President\u2019s diploma.\nThe nine judges were reported by the Chairman of the Indonesian Student\nForum (Formasi), Pian Andreo Halomoan Manurung.<\/p>\n
Piand assessed that the Constitutional Court judges violated the\nprinciple of independence.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/following-diploma-ruling-gibran-reported-to-bareskrim-1791424625", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }