Several parties have filed lawsuits challenging the overseas\neducational credentials of Indonesian Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming\nRaka, which were used to meet the requirements for his candidacy in the\n2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n
The cases were brought before several judicial bodies, including the\nConstitutional Court (MK), the Central Jakarta District Court and the\nState Administrative Court (PTUN).<\/p>\n
At least three lawsuits have been filed, two of which resulted in\nrulings that cast doubt on the educational qualification represented by\nGibran\u2019s diploma when he stood as a vice-presidential candidate. Here is\na list of the cases and rulings concerning his diploma.<\/p>\n
Constitutional Court election-result petition<\/strong><\/p>\n On 10 September 2026, several parties filed a dispute over the 2024\npresidential election result (PHPU) with the Constitutional Court,\nasking it to disqualify Gibran as a vice-presidential candidate.<\/p>\n The case was registered under number 01\/PHPU.PRES-XXIV\/2026. The 12\npetitioners included former Deputy Law and Human Rights Minister Denny\nIndrayana, who alleged that the General Elections Commission (KPU), as\nthe respondent, had engaged in structured, systematic and deliberate\nmanipulation.<\/p>\n They argued that Gibran\u2019s candidacy was administratively defective.\nDenny said the KPU had inserted Article 18(3) into KPU Regulation\nNo.\u00a019\/2023 to enable Gibran to qualify.<\/p>\n On 6 October, the Constitutional Court rejected the petition.\nHowever, in its reasoning, the court said it had found no document\nshowing that Gibran held an overseas graduation certificate equivalent\nto an Indonesian senior secondary-school qualification.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Court did not find or receive convincing evidence demonstrating\nthat Gibran Rakabuming Raka holds a diploma, certificate or other\nqualification from abroad that could be used as a basis for recognising\nhim as having completed at least senior secondary school, an Islamic\nsenior secondary school, a vocational secondary school, an Islamic\nvocational secondary school or an equivalent institution,\u201d\nConstitutional Court judge Adies Kadir said during the ruling.<\/p>\n Although the petition was rejected, several parties have urged the\nHouse of Representatives and the People\u2019s Consultative Assembly to\nfollow up on the court\u2019s findings. They have called on the House to\nlaunch an inquiry, but most parliamentary factions have so far shown no\nsign of acting.<\/p>\n State Administrative Court lawsuits<\/strong><\/p>\n Two lawsuits concerning proof of Gibran\u2019s secondary-school\nqualification were filed with the State Administrative Court. They were\nbrought by Mercy Sihombing and H.M. Subhan, also known as Subhan\nPalal.<\/p>\n Both cases specifically targeted Gibran\u2019s Certificate of Equivalency\nfor Overseas Education, issued by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary\nEducation, previously known as the Ministry of Education and\nCulture.<\/p>\n In the first case, Mercy Sihombing withdrew her lawsuit through her\nlawyer, Denny Indrayana. He said the Director General of Secondary and\nSpecial Education had shown no good faith in providing evidence of\nGibran\u2019s diploma.<\/p>\n \u201cBut we want to see how serious the ministry is. Are they willing to\nproduce the supporting evidence for the certificate? As of last week, it\nhad not been provided,\u201d Denny said on Thursday (29\/19).<\/p>\n In the second case, the State Administrative Court judge ruled that\nit could not accept Subhan Palal\u2019s lawsuit, saying the court lacked\njurisdiction. Subhan had also filed a lawsuit at the Central Jakarta\nDistrict Court at the same time, but that case was likewise declared\ninadmissible.<\/p>\n Supreme Court appeal<\/strong><\/p>\n Subhan appealed to the Supreme Court on 22 September 2026. In its\nruling on 30 October, the Supreme Court granted his appeal.<\/p>\n The ruling declared invalid the certificate of equivalency for\nGibran\u2019s senior secondary education, which had been used to meet the\nrequirements for his 2024 presidential-election candidacy.<\/p>\n \u201cI received notification through my e-court account from the Supreme\nCourt, dated 30 October 2026. In case No.\u00a0742\/K\/TUN\/2026, the ruling\ngrants the appeal,\u201d Subhan said.<\/p>\n Subhan sought three orders: that his lawsuit be granted in full, that\nGibran\u2019s education-equivalency certificate be declared invalid, and that\nthe document be withdrawn from its holder, the Director General of\nGeneral and Special Education at the Ministry of Primary and Secondary\nEducation.<\/p>",
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