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Indonesian lawmakers receive calls to discuss Gibran's diploma dispute
Indonesian Deputy Parliament Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad says lawmakers and civic groups want a formal discussion of a dispute over Vice President Gibran Rakabuming's education documents.
The calls come as Parliament prepares to begin a new session.
The Supreme Court ruled that Gibran's education-equivalency certificate is invalid, granting all the claims in a lawsuit challenging it.
The certificate was a requirement for Gibran's candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.
The Constitutional Court had earlier said it found no documents proving Gibran had completed education equivalent to high school in Singapore and Australia.
Parliament has not formally discussed the proposals, Dasco said, and its leadership is waiting for the full official copy of the Supreme Court ruling.
Dasco said Parliament will respond after the session begins, once it has the documents and considers what action to take.
Deputy House Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said lawmakers and civil society groups had urged the House to discuss Vice President Gibran Rakabuming’s diploma dispute.
The proposals have not been formally discussed by House leaders, Dasco said.
He said the House was waiting for the Supreme Court’s complete official ruling before deciding how to respond.
The Supreme Court ruling annulled a certificate related to the equivalence of Gibran’s education, which was required for his 2024 presidential election candidacy.
- Who
- Deputy House Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said civil society groups and lawmakers from different factions had made proposals.
- What
- They want the House to formally discuss the dispute over Vice President Gibran Rakabuming’s diploma.
- When
- Dasco spoke on November 9, ahead of the House session starting November 10.
- Where
- At the parliamentary complex in Jakarta.
- Why
- The proposals followed a Supreme Court ruling that annulled Gibran’s education equivalency certificate.
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The Supreme Court granted the lawsuit and ruled that Gibran’s education equivalency certificate was invalid.
Dasco said the House had received proposals to discuss the dispute but had not formally considered them.
The House session was due to begin.
- Proposed discussion
- Formal consideration by the House
- Speaker
- Sufmi Dasco Ahmad
- Subject
- Vice President Gibran Rakabuming’s diploma dispute
- Certificate
- No. 9149/D.D1/KS/2019
- House session
- Scheduled to begin November 10
- Supreme Court ruling date
- Friday (30/11, as reported)
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What people are saying
They ask that, in a forum governed by the House’s procedures, the matter be formally discussed.