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Indonesia's Constitutional Court Dismisses Petition to Disqualify VP Gibran over Education Credentials
The court said Gibran’s documents were incomplete but ruled the petition inadmissible because the petitioners lacked legal standing.
- On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Indonesia's Constitutional Court dismissed the petition challenging Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's educational credentials, ruling petitioners lacked legal standing to contest his 2024 vice-presidential candidacy.
- Former Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Denny Indrayana and 11 co-petitioners filed the lawsuit alleging administrative irregularities in Gibran's registration and claiming he failed to meet mandatory high school-equivalent educational requirements.
- Education attachés from Indonesian embassies in Singapore and Australia testified during evidentiary hearings that no academic records for Gibran existed, and the court acknowledged the absence of proof regarding his senior high school graduation.
- Gibran stated he respected the court's ruling and would continue focusing on his duties, while Gerindra Executive Chair Sufmi Dasco Ahmad affirmed the party's respect for the Constitutional Court's decision declared inadmissible.
- Constitutional law expert Zainal Arifin Mochtar noted that while the court dismissed the case, incomplete documentation findings could theoretically provide grounds for future impeachment proceedings involving the House of Representatives.
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Indonesia’s Constitutional Court rejects bid to disqualify VP Gibran over high school credentials
A petition calling for Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka to be disqualified from his position over questions on his education credentials has been rejected. Read more at straitstimes.com.
·Singapore, Singapore
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The Constitutional Court found no evidence that Gibran Rakabuming Raka's high school diploma was a requirement for the 2024 presidential election. Gibran argued that he could not have studied for a bachelor's degree in Singapore if he had not graduated from high school.
·Jakarta, Indonesia
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Indonesia's VP likely didn't finish high school and it could cost him his job
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has refused to disqualify Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka over questions about his educational history, but experts say he could be impeached anyway.
·Ultimo, Australia
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