Indonesia's Constitutional Court Dismisses Petition to Disqualify VP Gibran over Education Credentials
The court said the petitioners lacked standing and found no convincing evidence of a high school-equivalent diploma, leaving Gibran’s eligibility to other institutions.
- On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Indonesia's Constitutional Court dismissed a legal challenge seeking to disqualify Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, ruling the petition inadmissible because applicants lacked legal standing to file the case.
- Former Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Denny Indrayana and 11 co-petitioners filed the lawsuit, alleging administrative irregularities and procedural flaws in the equivalency certificate granted to Gibran for his 2024 vice-presidential candidacy.
- Constitutional justices acknowledged that no evidence proved Gibran holds a high school-equivalent diploma; yet they could not disqualify him as he had already been sworn into office as vice president.
- Gibran told reporters he respects the court's processes, while Gerindra Executive Chair Sufmi Dasco Ahmad stated the ruling must be respected, emphasizing the lawsuit was declared inadmissible.
- Constitutional law expert Professor Mochtar argued that findings of misconduct 'could open the door to impeachment,' as the court identified substantive issues despite dismissing the case.
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