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Fate of Indonesia’s vice president hangs in the balance as lawmakers mull probe - BusinessWorld Online
- Indonesian parliament reconvened on Tuesday, weighing a potential probe into Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's eligibility amid widening tensions between President Prabowo Subianto and former President Joko Widodo.
- Cracks in the relationship between Prabowo and Jokowi deepened last week following the arrest of three senior police officers accused of illegal wiretapping, including of Prabowo himself.
- Constitutional Court and Supreme Court rulings last month found that education documents submitted by Gibran failed to meet election requirements, though the courts lacked power to disqualify him.
- House Speaker Puan Maharani said lawmakers received numerous opinions on the eligibility issue during a one-month recess, with the body now set to discuss potential next steps.
- Lawmakers in the 'big tent' coalition have been "looking into launching an inquiry into the issue," which analysts believe could be the first step towards Gibran's impeachment.
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PDIP DPP Chairman Andreas Hugo Pareira said the HMP was the most rational thing to follow up on.
The PKB faction in the Indonesian House of Representatives is considering the option of rolling out the Right to Express an Opinion in response to the controversy surrounding the validity of Gibran's diploma administrative requirements.
JPNN.com, JAKARTA - The PDI Perjuangan faction in the Indonesian House of Representatives has officially exercised its right to express an opinion (HMP) in response to the scandal surrounding the diploma of Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, which emerged following the Supreme Court's decision and the Constitutional Court's considerations.
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