MK Justice Saldi Isra Questions Bawaslu's Oversight on Gibran's Education Requirement

Request to Disqualify Gibran at MK

In their petition, they requested the MK to declare that the educational requirements specified in Article 16 letter r of Law Number 7 of 2017 on General Elections are mandatory and must be properly fulfilled at the time of registration and determination of the presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs.

Secondly, they asked the MK to affirm that the educational requirement stipulated in Article 16 letter r of Law Number 7 of 2017 on General Elections is an imperative condition that must be met legally at the time of registration and determination of candidate pairs.

The third petition demands the disqualification of Gibran for failing to meet the requirements outlined in the second petition.

Fourth, they requested that Gibran's appointment as vice presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election be declared legally void from the outset for lacking binding legal force.

The fifth petition asks to annul related decisions by the General Election Commission (KPU) concerning Gibran.

The three KPU decisions requested to be invalidated include the appointment of Gibran as a candidate, the determination of the presidential election candidate numbers for the vice presidential candidate, and the determination of the presidential election results under KPU decisions numbered 1632, 1644, 360, and 504 respectively.

The sixth petition requests annulment of Gibran’s inauguration as Vice President conducted by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).

Seventh, they urge the MK to order the MPR to hold a session to elect a new Vice President in accordance with the 1945 Constitution. Lastly, they request the MK to mandate the publication of this decision in the state gazette.