PDI-P Surprised by Gibran's Actions: Wants to Resign but Seeks Time to Validate Educational Documents at PTUN

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The chairman of the DPP PDI Perjuangan (PDI-P), Deddy Sitorus, expressed his astonishment at Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s decision to announce his intention to resign from his position while also requesting time to prove the validity of his educational documents through the Administrative Court (PTUN).

Deddy questioned Gibran’s reasoning for bringing the validity of his education documents to PTUN, noting that the court does not have the authority to overturn decisions made by the Supreme Court (MA).

"It's odd, what does PTUN have to do with this? PTUN cannot annul the Supreme Court's decision because they are different jurisdictions; PTUN is for issues concerning decisions made by state officials/bureaucracy," Deddy stated in his remarks on Tuesday (10/11/2026).

Deddy also raised concerns about who Gibran plans to sue at PTUN and what decision would be the subject of the lawsuit.

"So, in my opinion, it makes no sense for Gibran's party to want to prove the validity of his certificate or diploma at PTUN. It is very strange; who is he planning to sue or contest, and regarding what decision?" Deddy said.

Deddy noted that opportunities to clarify and prove the legitimacy of Gibran’s educational documents had already been available.

However, he continued, this opportunity was not taken up by either Gibran's party or the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendiknas).

"Moreover, some time ago, the issue of the certificate was also brought to PTUN, but the representative from the Ministry of Education and Culture never attended the hearings, leading to the plaintiff withdrawing their lawsuit," Deddy added.

Based on this, Deddy believes that the request for additional time to prove the validity of the educational documents through PTUN is merely a tactic to buy time.

"Opportunities have been provided for clarification and evidence, but they were not utilized by the Ministry of Education and Culture or Gibran's party. So, I see it only as an attempt to delay," Deddy concluded.

Previously reported, Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi confirmed that Gibran had expressed his intention to resign from the vice presidential role to President Prabowo Subianto.

Prasetyo said that Gibran conveyed this intention during a meeting with Prabowo at the Palace on Tuesday morning. Their meeting lasted about 2.5 hours.

"During that discussion, the Vice President indeed stated his intention to resign due to the developments related to decisions in the Constitutional Court (MK) and the Supreme Court (MA)," Prasetyo noted.

However, Prasetyo mentioned that Prabowo offered several pieces of advice to Gibran during the meeting.

Gibran then requested time to prove the legitimacy of his educational documents through court proceedings in PTUN.

"However, in the discussion, the President provided advice, and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka requested the opportunity to prove the legitimacy of his documents in the court process at PTUN," Prasetyo stated.

This controversy is related to the MA's decision to grant the lawsuit for the annulment of Gibran's SMA equivalency certificate.

The document was previously used by Gibran to fulfill the requirements for his candidacy as vice president in the 2024 elections.

The decision is noted in the cassation case number 742 K/TUN/2026. The MA stated that it accepted the cassation, overturned the previous court ruling, and granted all demands of the plaintiff.

Meanwhile, the MK previously stated that the lawsuit regarding Gibran's educational qualifications for the 2024 presidential election was not admissible because the applicants did not have legal standing.

In its legal reasoning, the MK stated it found no documents showing that Gibran held a diploma, certificate, or equivalent as evidence of completing education abroad equivalent to SMA or its equivalent.

The MK also emphasized that the assessment of the validity and fulfillment of the presidential and vice-presidential candidate requirements is the authority of another institution.