Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Tells President Prabowo He Intends to Resign, Seeks Court Route to Prove His Education Documents
Indonesia's Minister of the State Secretariat Prasetyo Hadi confirmed at the presidential palace in Jakarta on Nov. 10 that Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka met President Prabowo Subianto for about two and a half hours that morning and told the president he intended to resign, in response to recent developments in Constitutional Court and Supreme Court decisions concerning his education documents.
Prasetyo specifically clarified that reports claiming Prabowo rejected the intention during the meeting were untrue. He said the president offered a great deal of advice during the discussion, and that Gibran asked for an opportunity to prove the validity of his documents through proceedings at the State Administrative Court. By the end of the briefing, the palace had not announced that Gibran had submitted a written resignation, nor that the vice presidency had become vacant.
Gibran, 39, is the eldest son of former president Joko Widodo. He took office on Oct. 20, 2024, as Indonesia's 14th vice president and the youngest in the country's history. The dispute over his eligibility stems from an equivalency certificate for his overseas secondary education: on Oct. 30 the Supreme Court ruled the certificate, No. 9149/D.D1/KS/2019, issued on Aug. 6, 2019, invalid. The Constitutional Court earlier confirmed there was no proof he held a high school graduation certificate, but rejected a petition to disqualify him on standing grounds.
On Nov. 6, members of Indonesia's parliament were already weighing an inquiry into Gibran's eligibility. The palace has given no timetable for whether Gibran will first complete the administrative court process or formally submit his resignation.
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(Source: Indonesian Ministry of the State Secretariat)
Source: Indonesian Ministry of the State Secretariat
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：印度尼西亚副总统吉布兰·拉卡布明·拉卡官方肖像（2024年）。照片：印度尼西亚国家秘书部，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Official portrait of Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (2024). Photo by the Ministry of State Secretariat of Indonesia, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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