I Gusti Putu Artha, a former Commissioner of the Indonesian General\nElections Commission (KPU) for the 2007-2012 period, revealed that\nArticle 18, paragraph 3 of KPU Regulation Number 19 of 2023 is a new\naddition specifically for the 2024 Presidential Election.<\/p>\n
The article in question states: The proof of graduation as referred\nto in paragraph (1) letter m is exempted for prospective President or\nVice President candidates who do not possess high school graduation\nproof from foreign schools abroad but possess proof of university\ngraduation.<\/p>\n
Putu provided this testimony as a witness for the petitioners in Case\nNumber: 0_1\/PHPU.PRES-XXIV\/2026 regarding the Dispute of the 2024\nPresidential and Vice Presidential Election Results during a hearing at\nthe Constitutional Court on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn presidential elections from 2004 to 2019, this did not exist.\nTherefore, this exemption clause only appeared in the 2024 Presidential\nElection. That is my knowledge on the matter,\u201d Putu told the\nConstitutional Judges.<\/p>\n
According to Putu, similar exemption clauses were also absent in\nlegislative elections from 2004 to 2024, as well as in elections for the\nRegional Representative Council (DPD RI) and Provincial\/Regency\/City\nCouncils during the same period. He added that in regional elections he\nexperienced in 2008, 2010, 2015, and 2020, such an exemption clause did\nnot exist.<\/p>\n
He further recounted his experience in the 2009 election, where he\ndisqualified a legislative candidate who was the child of a high-ranking\nofficial due to problematic diploma credentials. \u201cI happened to have the\nexperience in 2009 of disqualifying an important legislative candidate,\nthe child of Indonesia\u2019s number one official, who could not be nominated\nfor the DPR because, during my field verification, I attempted to remain\nconsistent with KPU regulations regarding candidate requirement\nverification,\u201d Putu said.<\/p>\n
Regarding the verification of candidate requirements, he noted that\nthere are at least two essential elements: providing documents and\nensuring the authenticity of each document. \u201cWhat I did was ensure that\nthe documents were truly authentic. To verify this, we had to visit the\ninstitution that issued the document, then create an Official Report\n(Berpart of Minutes) stating that the document was indeed issued by that\ninstitution with that specific content, before we could proceed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the context of the 2009 election, I found a high school diploma\nthat I personally discovered was problematic. When I visited a school in\nthe Kuningan area with the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) at that\ntime, it turned out the diploma\u2019s registration number belonged to\nsomeone else. The individual in question had only reached the second\nyear of high school,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
The requirements for Gibran Rakabuming Raka\u2019s nomination as Vice\nPresident in the 2024 Presidential Election are currently being\nchallenged in the Constitutional Court. The petitioners include the\nIndependent Committee for Election Monitoring (KIPP), the Ummat Party,\nformer Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Denny Indrayana, and\nseveral citizens.<\/p>\n
In their petition, the applicants request the Court to declare that\nthe educational requirements stipulated in Article 169 letter r of the\nElection Law are imperative and must be legally fulfilled at the time of\nregistration and the determination of presidential and vice-presidential\npairs. They are also seeking the disqualification of Gibran Rakabuming\nRaka for failing to meet these educational requirements, arguing his\nnomination was legally flawed from the start and requesting the\nannulment of his inauguration.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/witness-reveals-high-school-diploma-exemption-is-new-for-2024-election-1790776804", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }