A week in law: MK rules on Gibran’s diploma, while task force hands over funds
Jakarta (ANTARA) — A number of legal developments were reported by ANTARA journalists over the past week. Here are several selected stories that remain worth reading this morning.
1. Constitutional Court declares Gibran diploma challenge inadmissible
A panel of Constitutional Court (MK) judges declared inadmissible a lawsuit filed by Denny Indrayana and others concerning the validity of the educational qualification requirement met by Gibran Rakabuming Raka when he stood as a vice-presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election.
“The ruling states that the applicants’ petition is inadmissible,” MK Chief Justice Suhartoyo said during the announcement of the decision in the 2024 presidential election results dispute proceedings at the court’s main building on Tuesday evening.
2. Immigration and Corrections Ministry dismisses Cibinong prison chief and sanctions 16 staff
The Ministry of Immigration and Corrections dismissed Wisnu Hani Putranto, head of Cibinong Class IIA Prison, from the civil service and sanctioned 16 other employees after an Ombudsman RI investigation found accommodation with luxury facilities.
The ministry’s Inspector General, Rudi Setiawan, said it had also investigated and imposed severe sanctions on Usman Madjid, the previous head of Cibinong Prison.
3. Prosecutors: Febrie allegedly extorted Jiwasraya witness for Rp55 billion
Prosecutors charged Febrie Adriansyah, a former deputy attorney general for special crimes, with extorting Tan Kian, a witness in the PT Asuransi Jiwasraya corruption case, for S$5 million, or about Rp55 billion.
Senior Principal Prosecutor Agus Sahat said while reading the indictment at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Wednesday that the alleged offence took place in 2020, when Febrie was director of investigations at the Attorney General’s Office’s deputy attorney general’s office for special crimes.
4. Government bans Israel Houghton concert
The government has prohibited a concert by American gospel singer Israel Houghton and his band, Israel & New Breed, which had been scheduled to take place in Jakarta on 24 October 2026.
Coordinating Minister for Legal Affairs, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said the decision was made after considering domestic security concerns.
5. Forest-area task force hands Rp13.2 trillion in enforcement proceeds to state
The Forest Area Enforcement Task Force (Satgas PKH) handed over Rp13.2 trillion to the state, comprising administrative fines, non-tax state revenue from the handling of special-crime cases, and tax receipts.
The funds were symbolically handed over by Attorney General ST Burhanuddin, in his capacity as deputy chair of the task force’s steering committee, to Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara. President Prabowo Subianto witnessed the handover at the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta on Tuesday.