Democrats Reject PSI’s Claim That AHY Is Eyeing Gibran’s Position: ‘Put Forward Your Arguments’
Jakarta, VIVA – Demokrat Party politician Andi Arief rejected PSI’s allegation that party chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) was seeking the vice-presidency behind the controversy over a high-school certificate equivalency document belonging to Gibran Rakabuming Raka, which the Supreme Court (MA) declared invalid.
He also said AHY would choose to compete fairly in an election after President Prabowo Subianto’s era.
Andi made the remarks in a post on his X account, which was shared with journalists on Monday (2 November 2026).
In the post, Andi defended Jansen Sitindaon as one of the sources of legal analysis for the Demokrat Party. He stressed that Jansen and several other party members, including Benny K Harman and Didik Mukrianto, had legal education backgrounds and were serious and objective in their analysis.
“My colleague @jansen_jsp is one of the sources of legal analysis for the Demokrat Party, along with @bennyharman, @DidikMukrianto, @KlerMehbob and others. They studied law and are very serious and objective,” Andi Arief said in his X post, which was shared with journalists.
Andi also referred to Jansen’s views on the Supreme Court’s ruling concerning Gibran’s certificate equivalency document.
He said Jansen’s position aligned with those of several legal experts, including Mahfud MD, Jimly Asshiddiqie and Margarito Kamis.
“On the Supreme Court ruling concerning the vice-president’s certificate, Jansen’s view is the same as that of other experts, such as Professor @mohmahfudmd, Professor @JimlyAs and Professor Margarito, among others. If there is a rebuttal to Jansen’s view, put it forward. If there is one,” he said.
Andi said AHY would of course need to be ready if given the opportunity to lead Indonesia. However, he said AHY would choose a proper route to compete for office.
“PSI has accused AHY of wanting to become vice-president. It is certainly reasonable that, if there is an opportunity to lead Indonesia, AHY should be ready. But not now: AHY will choose to compete through a ‘good’ election after Pak Prabowo’s era,” he concluded.
Earlier, the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), through its DPP chairman Bestari Barus, delivered a sharp response to comments by Demokrat deputy secretary-general Jansen Sitindaon, who suggested that Gibran Rakabuming Raka resign or be removed as vice-president after the Supreme Court ruled that Gibran’s high-school certificate equivalency document was invalid.