Supreme Court ruling renews calls for Gibran to step down
Calls for Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka to step down have resurfaced after the Supreme Court ruled invalid a certificate he submitted in place of a high school diploma when he ran for office in 2024.
The Supreme Court's recent decision has reignited discussions surrounding Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's position. This comes in the wake of the court invalidating a certificate he submitted in his place of a high school diploma when he contested the 2024 presidential election. The court's ruling, made public on Friday, was the result of a cassation appeal by lawyer Subhan Palal.
The court's decision overturned an earlier judgment by an administrative appeals court and invalidated a certificate recognizing Gibran's overseas education as equivalent to a high school diploma in Indonesia. The certificate had been issued by the then-education ministry and later submitted by Gibran to election organizers as part of his registration requirements for the 2024 presidential election, where he served as the running mate to President Prabowo Subianto.
Gibran, the eldest son of former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, attended secondary school in Singapore and Australia before graduating from the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS). The lawyer who initiated the appeal, Subhan, has urged the court to declare the vice presidential position vacant. As of the latest update, the full ruling remains unpublished.
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