Hoax: Yusril Said Upholding MK Challenge Would Create Legal Chaos

Jakarta (ANTARA/JACX) – A Facebook post claims that Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said that if the Constitutional Court (MK) grants a challenge concerning Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s diploma and education requirements, its decision would create legal chaos.

The post features a photograph of Yusril Ihza Mahendra alongside a circular image of Gibran, with text claiming that the MK would create legal chaos if it granted the challenge.

The post reads: “Minister Yusril: If the MK grants the challenge over Gibran’s diploma, that means the MK is creating legal chaos, because there is no legal provision for the vice-president to be removed by the MK; the MK’s job is only to review laws. It seems strange that there should be a challenge to administrative documents after someone has been sworn in.”

But is it true that Yusril said granting the MK challenge would create legal chaos?

Explanation:

A fact-check found that Yusril Ihza Mahendra denied the statement attributed to him in the image and said it was a hoax.

On his official Threads account, Yusril said he had never made the statement and urged the public to be more critical when assessing information before sharing it.

The claim in the image, which uses Yusril’s name and says he warned that the MK would create legal chaos if it granted the challenge, is therefore a hoax.

The public is advised to verify information through trusted media outlets or official channels of the government and relevant institutions before believing or sharing it.