DKPP Receives Five Complaints Over Constitutional Court Ruling on Gibran’s Qualifications
The Election Organisers’ Honour Council (DKPP) has received three additional complaints related to Constitutional Court (MK) Decision No. 01-PHPU.PRES-XXIV/2026. The case concerns a challenge to the validity of Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s vice-presidential eligibility in the 2024 presidential election.
“Two complaints were received on 13 October 2026 and one more has just been received,” DKPP chairman Heddy Lugito said in a written statement quoted on Thursday (15 October).
The two complaints received on 13 October were registered under receipt numbers 041/02-12/SET-02/X/2026 and 044/02-13/SET-02/X/2026.
The complaint registered as 041/02-12/SET-02/X/2026 was filed by two lawyers, Novi Manaban and Paman Nurlette. The complaint under number 044/02-13/SET-02/X/2026 was filed by Ibnu Jandi.
“In both complaints, the complainants have named the KPU chairman and its five members,” Heddy said.
The complaint received on 14 October was submitted by several people affiliated with various organisations, including Brahma Aryana, secretary-general of KIPP; Ansufri Sambo, acting chairman of the Ummat Party; Muhammad Sadiq, acting secretary-general of the Ummat Party; lawyer Denny Indrayana; and Moeryono Aladin and Soenarko of the TNI Retirees Forum (FPP TNI).
The complaint registered under receipt number 045/01-14/SET-02/X/2026 names the KPU chairman and all its members.
“I want to make clear that the DKPP will prioritise transparency in handling these complaints. We are doing so deliberately, so the public can follow developments,” Heddy said.
The DKPP had previously received two similar complaints, on 8 and 9 October 2026. The first was filed on 8 October by Azhar Sidiq S and Muhamad Afghan Ababil of the Indonesian Law Students’ Association (Permahi), and was assigned receipt number 038/01-08/SET-02/X/2026.
The second complaint was filed by Sri Afrianis and Dudy Agung Trisna of the Dewi Keadilan Foundation and was assigned receipt number 039/01-08/SET-02/X/2026. The DKPP completed administrative verification of the two complaints on 13 October.
This brings the total number of complaints received by the DKPP concerning Constitutional Court Decision No. 01-PHPU.PRES-XXIV/2026 to five as of Wednesday (14 October).
“If they are found to meet the requirements during administrative verification, the five complaints will be assigned complaint numbers and proceed to substantive verification,” Heddy said.
Under the DKPP’s procedural rules, complaints undergo administrative and substantive verification. Administrative verification is a formal review to check whether a complaint or report submitted to the DKPP includes all required documentation.
Substantive verification examines the evidence and its relevance to the substance of the complaint, including whether it indicates a suspected breach of the code of ethics and whether the complaint is suitable for a hearing.
If a complaint is found to meet the requirements (MS) during administrative verification, it is assigned a registration number and proceeds to substantive verification. If it is deemed not yet to meet the requirements (BMS) or not to meet them (TMS), the DKPP must notify the complainant in writing within five working days of the verification.
This process is governed by DKPP Regulation No. 3 of 2017 on procedures for proceedings in cases concerning the election organisers’ code of ethics, as most recently amended by DKPP Regulation No. 1 of 2022.
For complaints classified as BMS, the DKPP gives complainants up to seven working days from receipt of the notice to complete or correct their documents. If they fail to do so, the complaint is dismissed.
A similar process applies to substantive verification. Complaints that meet the requirements at this stage are referred as cases, assigned case registration numbers and scheduled for hearings.
The Constitutional Court delivered its ruling in case No. 01/PHPU.PRES-XXIV/2026, concerning the 2024 presidential and vice-presidential election results dispute, on the evening of Tuesday (6 October).
The court ruled that the applicants lacked legal standing and that it had no authority to disqualify Gibran Rakabuming Raka as Indonesia’s vice-president.
The applicants included the Independent Committee for Election Monitoring (KIPP), the Ummat Party, former deputy law and human rights minister Denny Indrayana, six citizens belonging to the TNI Retirees Forum, M Subhan, Bonatua Silalahi and Tiurma MS Sihombing.
Based on the evidence presented during the hearing, the Constitutional Court said it had found no document showing that Gibran held a certificate proving he had completed an overseas education equivalent to senior high school or its equivalent.