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        "id": 1609103,
        "msgid": "gibran-responds-to-rismon-sianipars-apology-1773334353",
        "date": "2026-03-12 22:33:00",
        "title": "Gibran Responds to Rismon Sianipar's Apology",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has responded positively to Rismon Sianipar's apology regarding allegations of forged credentials belonging to former president Joko Widodo, noting that Ramadan is an appropriate time for reconciliation and forgiveness. Rismon has petitioned for case resolution through restorative justice mechanisms and met with Jokowi to apologise, announcing plans to withdraw and counter the controversial books he published about Jokowi and Gibran.",
        "content": "<p>Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has responded to Rismon\nSianipar\u2019s apology regarding allegations of forged university\ncredentials belonging to former president Joko Widodo (Jokowi).\nAccording to Gibran, Ramadan presents an opportune moment for mutual\nforgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRamadan is a very good month for mutual forgiveness and to rebuild\nthe bonds of brotherhood,\u201d said Gibran in an official statement from the\nOffice of the Vice President on Thursday, 12 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The eldest son of former President Jokowi expressed appreciation for\nRismon\u2019s statement and willingness to review his previous public\nstatements and seek clarification. Gibran stated that this step\ndemonstrates maturity in democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Rismon Sianipar, the suspect in the defamation case\nregarding allegations of forged credentials, submitted a request for\ncase resolution through restorative justice mechanisms. The request has\nbeen accepted by the Metropolitan Police of Greater Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>Rismon also met with Jokowi at his residence in Kelurahan Sumber,\nKecamatan Banjarsari, Solo, Central Java, on Thursday, 12 March 2026.\nRismon had previously uploaded a video apology to both Jokowi and\nGibran. Rismon claimed to have discovered new information regarding\nJokowi\u2019s credentials, which he had previously alleged were forged.<\/p>\n<p>Rismon stated he is withdrawing from the allegations regarding the\nforged credentials of both Jokowi and Gibran. He plans to produce a\ncounter-thesis to the books about Jokowi and Gibran that he\nauthored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will produce a counter-thesis by writing an anti-thesis to my\nbooks Jokowi Paper and Gibran End Game, for which I take responsibility.\nI will make every effort to withdraw these books that have already been\ndistributed,\u201d said Rismon, as seen on the YouTube channel Balige Academy\non Thursday, 12 March 2026.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/gibran-responds-to-rismon-sianipars-apology-1773334353",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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