Gibran Rakabuming Raka resignation offer amid diploma dispute, Digi Mart USA News (Jakarta, Indonesia): Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has expressed his intention to resign amid a legal dispute over the educational documents used to support his candidacy in the 2024 election, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said on Tuesday.
Gibran conveyed his intention during a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto that lasted approximately two and a half hours, according to Prasetyo. “The meeting lasted about two and a half hours,” Prasetyo said.
“During the discussion, the vice president expressed to the president his intention to resign in response to developments surrounding rulings by the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court.”
Prasetyo clarified that Prabowo had not rejected Gibran’s stated intention, contrary to reports suggesting otherwise. “At the same time, we want to clarify that it is not true that the president rejected that intention during the meeting,” he said.
Prasetyo added that Prabowo had offered Gibran advice during the discussion, while the vice president requested an opportunity to establish the validity of his educational documents through proceedings before the State Administrative Court.
The development follows a recent Supreme Court ruling that reportedly found invalid an educational equivalency certificate related to Gibran’s overseas secondary education, which was used to establish his eligibility to run in the 2024 presidential election. Gibran completed his secondary and higher education abroad and was required to provide documentation establishing the equivalence of his educational qualifications for his candidacy.
The dispute has raised questions about the legal implications of the court ruling for his vice presidency. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives held a plenary session on Tuesday, although it was not immediately clear whether lawmakers intended to initiate impeachment proceedings against Gibran.
Prasetyo did not announce a formal resignation, and there was no immediate confirmation that Gibran had submitted a written resignation or that any constitutional process to end his tenure had begun.
