Indonesia’s Constitutional Court Dismisses Challenge to Vice President over Education Credentials
Chief Justice Suhartoyo said the petitioners lacked standing, while judges found Gibran’s attendance certificate did not prove graduation.
- On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Indonesia's Constitutional Court rejected a lawsuit challenging Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's educational credentials, ruling the petitioners lacked legal standing to file the case.
- Former Deputy Justice Minister Denny Indrayana filed the case in September, alleging administrative defects in Gibran's 2024 vice-presidential registration and challenging his foreign educational equivalency certificate.
- Education attaches from Indonesian embassies in Singapore and Australia testified on Friday, October 2, 2026, that they found no academic records related to Gibran's schooling in either country.
- President Prabowo Subianto stated the executive branch would not intervene in the judiciary's decision, while Chief Justice Suhartoyo announced the court could not accept the petition.
- Indonesian Solidarity Party Secretary General Raja Juli Antoni described the challenge as an "unethical political maneuver," criticizing its timing amid national forest fire crises.
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Indonesia’s Constitutional Court dismisses challenge to Vice President over education credentials
By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Constitutional Court has found that while Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's education documentation for his candidacy in the 2024 election was incomplete, it did not disqualify him from of...
The verdict hearing for the lawsuit regarding the educational requirements for Gibran Rakabuming Raka's candidacy for vice president was held tonight.
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The Constitutional Court declared Gibran's diploma lawsuit inadmissible.
Malay News- Malaysian newspapers from Kuala Lumpur
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