[FULL] Sidang Putusan Gugatan Ijazah Gibran, MK: Mahkamah Tak Temukan Bukti Gibran Punya Ijazah

Summary

The Constitutional Court (MK) heard a petition challenging Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s educational qualifications for the 2024 vice-presidential election. The applicants argued that administrative irregularities affected his candidacy and sought, among other remedies, his disqualification and the cancellation of relevant election decisions.

The Court said it had authority to consider the case because the applicants alleged exceptional circumstances affecting the fairness of the election. It stressed that its role can extend beyond checking vote counts when alleged violations could affect constitutional electoral rights. The Court therefore rejected the objection that it lacked jurisdiction and found the petition’s late filing excusable in light of those circumstances.

On the evidence, the Court found no persuasive proof that Gibran held a diploma or equivalent certificate showing completion of education at the minimum level required by election law. The equivalency document issued by education authorities relied on materials that included a certificate of attendance and academic records. The Court said these showed participation in study, not proof of graduation. It also criticized the election commission (KPU) for relying on administrative verification without seeking clarification or factual verification of the supporting documents.

Despite those findings, the Court said it could not cancel Gibran’s election or remove him from office through this case. By then, he had been inaugurated as vice president, and the 2024 election stages had ended. The Court also ruled that the applicants—including civic organizations, political parties, and individual citizens—did not have legal standing to bring this type of presidential-election results petition, which the law reserves for presidential and vice-presidential candidate pairs.

The Court upheld the objection concerning legal standing and declared the petition inadmissible. It said the competent institutions could follow up on the factual findings about the education documents, but those findings did not themselves invalidate Gibran’s vice-presidential status.

Presenters and Contributors

• No news presenter or reporter is identified in the subtitles.
• The hearing features Constitutional Court justices. Soehartoyo is mentioned in the opening, but other judicial names are garbled in the subtitles.
• Contributors mentioned in the proceedings include the applicants and their representatives, the KPU, related parties, Bawaslu, education attachés from Indonesia’s missions in Singapore and Australia, and education-ministry officials.
• Named experts and witnesses include Titi Anggraini, Yance Arizona, Bivitri Susanti, Harul Fahmi, Agus Riwanto, Hasyim Asy’ari, Ina Setiawati (also rendered as Ina Lim), I Gusti Putu Artha, and Peri Amsari.