Government Respects MK Decision on Gibran's Educational Requirements

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The government respects the Constitutional Court's (MK) ruling regarding the educational documents of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

The decision is viewed as not resulting in the impeachment of Vice President Gibran.

“As the executive branch, we respect the judiciary, and it is clear that there cannot be an impeachment from either the President or Vice President’s side,” said the Head of the Indonesian Government Communication Agency (Bakom), Syahganda Nainggolan, at the Lemhannas office in Jakarta on Saturday (10/10/2026).

Ganda stated that the government is also monitoring the effects of the ruling in both the political and legal arenas.

He expressed disappointment over the actions of some members of the Regional Representative Council (DPRD) who removed photos of Vice President Gibran following the MK's decision.

“For instance, taking down photos, that’s inappropriate, because he is still the Vice President; I mean, if it were a street vendor removing a photo, it wouldn’t be an issue, but DPRD members are paid by the state,” he remarked.

Ganda invited community groups seeking to pursue further processes through the DPR.

He affirmed that the government would not interfere in that regard.

“Feel free to proceed; after all, the people have a voice. The government wants the public to see what it’s doing; we are not intervening, we are not engaging in cawe-cawe,” he added.

Previously reported, the MK ruled that the lawsuit concerning the education requirements for Gibran was inadmissible.

“In the essence of the application, the court states that the applicants' requests are not admissible,” said the Chief Justice of the MK, Suhartoyo, during the ruling session for case number 01/PHPU.PRES-XXIV/2026 on Tuesday (6/10/2026).

In its legal considerations, the MK stated that the applicants lacked legal standing as they were not participants in the Presidential Election.

Constitutional Judge Liliek mentioned that, according to MK Regulation No. 2 of 2024, only candidate pairs in the election have the right to file such disputes.

“Therefore, the applicants do not have legal standing to bring this case a quo,” Liliek stated.

Due to the legal standing issue, the MK did not further consider all claims within the application.