Constitutional Court Rejects Denny Indrayana's Request to Summon Gibran
The Constitutional Court (MK) has rejected a request from Denny Indrayana and several petitioners to summon Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka to appear in the hearing for case number 01/PHPU.PRES-XXIV/2026. The Court stated that the refusal was made after the panel of judges deliberated on the letter submitted by the petitioners.
“First, the letters received by us, especially from the petitioners to summon various parties, including those submitted around 15:42 WIB, have been reviewed. We have discussed them recently, as we reviewed everything this morning; we are not accepting the proposals or requests from the petitioners regarding the summoning of the parties mentioned in both letters,” stated Constitutional Court Judge Saldi Isra during the hearing at the MK Building, Central Jakarta, as reported on Friday (2/10/2026).
Saldi explained that the Court agrees to summon parties deemed capable of providing necessary perspectives. He requested that the petitioners understand the judges’ decision.
“Those are the parties that the Court deems necessary. Not for the interest of the petitioners. Mr Denny, please understand, Mr Refly? Okay,” said Saldi.
Previously, the petitioners of lawsuit number 01/PHPU.PRES-XXIV/2026, concerning the educational certificate requirements of Gibran Rakabuming Raka, requested the Constitutional Court to summon Gibran during the evidence stage on 1 October. The Court stated it was still considering the summons request submitted by the petitioners.
This was conveyed by the petitioners’ legal counsel, Bambang Widjojanto, at the Constitutional Court on Wednesday (30/9). Bambang urged the Court to consider the request to summon Gibran.
“With the Court’s permission, there is one matter. We submitted a request letter to the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court in Jakarta on 28 September, requesting the summoning of parties to be heard during the evidence stage. These include Mr Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the Minister of Education, and the Minister of Law. We have sent those letters; please consider summoning them,” said Bambang Widjojanto.
Constitutional Court Judge Saldi Isra stated that the request had been received. However, he noted that the Court would first discuss it in a Judges’ Deliberation Meeting (RPH).
“Yes, we have received the letter, but it has not been discussed. It will be discussed in a separate RPH. Heavy matters like this must be handled incrementally, Mr Bambang. They cannot all be resolved at once,” said Salting Isra.
“I am afraid it might be overlooked, as there is a deliberation meeting but it has not been presented to us,” replied Bambang.
“It has been discussed but not yet finalised,” replied Saldi.
The lawsuit was filed by former Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Denny Indrayana along with 11 other petitioners. The application was submitted on 10 September 2026 and officially registered by the MK on 17 September 2026 under case number 01/PHPU.PRES-XXIV/2026.
The preliminary examination of the application was held at the MK on Monday (21/9/2026). The respondent in this lawsuit is the General Elections Commission (KPU) of Indonesia, with the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) as the related party. There are 12 petitioners in this lawsuit, including Brahma Aryana, Ansufri ID Sambo, Denny Indrayana, Fachrul Razi, Tyasno Sudarto, Slamet Soebijanto, Hanafie Asnan, Soenarko MD, drg. Moeryono, H.M. Subhan, Bonatua Silalahi, and Dra. Tiurma M.S. Sihombing.
The petitioners argue that the alleged failure to meet Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s educational requirements only recently came to light and that information regarding this was allegedly suppressed. The petitioners stated that if the trial evidence shows Gibran meets the educational requirements, the Court may affirm the validity of his candidacy. Conversely, if the evidence shows the requirements were not met, they expect the Court to issue a disqualification ruling.
“The petitioners only request a fair opportunity so that the legal truth regarding the fulfillment of Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s educational requirements at the time of his appointment as vice-presidential candidate can be tested through an evidence stage that is open, impartial, transparent, and accountable,” concluded the counsel.