Prabowo Subianto
Role at the time: President of Indonesia, at a press conference at Merdeka Palace with Gibran beside him
Response to this claim
The education documents Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted to run for vice president in 2024 did not meet Indonesia's legal requirement of a senior high school education or its equivalent.
“For me, he has shown a chivalrous attitude, full of responsibility, and the attitude of a statesman. He of course feels he completed his education through an orderly process, but we all understand that the education system abroad is different from the education system in Indonesia ... On the other hand, based on the existing legal rulings, there is a mismatch or shortfall in meeting the requirements set by our constitutional system. (Translated from Indonesian. Original: Bagi saya, beliau telah menunjukkan sikap yang kesatria, penuh tanggung jawab, dan menunjukkan sikap negarawan. Beliau tentunya merasa telah menempuh pendidikan melalui proses yang teratur, namun kita pahami bersama bahwa sistem pendidikan di luar negeri berbeda dengan sistem pendidikan di Indonesia ... Di sisi lain, berdasarkan putusan hukum yang ada, terdapat ketidaksesuaian atau kekurangan dalam pemenuhan persyaratan yang ditetapkan oleh sistem konstitusional kita)”
Why we used this label
The reference point is whether the education documents Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted to run for vice president in 2024 met Indonesia's legal requirement of a senior high school education or its equivalent, which the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court found they did not. Prabowo accepts the rulings' finding that the requirements were not met, while defending Gibran's good faith and praising his decision to resign. He agrees with one part of the criticism and rejects another, so the statement is mixed.