Indonesia’s Constitutional Court Dismisses Challenge to Vice President over Education Credentials
The court said the petitioners lacked standing and that any further challenge to Gibran’s eligibility must go through other institutions.
- Indonesia’s Constitutional Court dismissed a petition seeking to disqualify Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka over disputed senior high school education documents.
- The court said the petitioners lacked legal standing because Gibran was no longer a candidate and that it could not remove him after he became vice president.
- The court said Gibran’s documents did not convincingly establish a senior high school-equivalent diploma, while other institutions would handle his eligibility.
- Gibran said he respected the ruling and would continue working on President Prabowo Subianto’s programs.
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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.
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.
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.
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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