In Indonesia, will VP Gibran’s ‘diploma-gate’ haunt his future after court ruling?

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Indonesia's Constitutional Court rejected a petition seeking to remove Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, finding that the plaintiffs lacked standing. The court also said there was no convincing evidence that his overseas education satisfied the minimum high-school qualification, leaving a qualification dispute that could affect his political future.

A legal challenge to the vice-presidency of Indonesia’s Gibran Rakabuming Raka could haunt his political future even though he has survived damning court findings on his educational qualifications. The Constitutional Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition to unseat the son of former president Joko Widodo, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked legal standing. But it also found no convincing evidence that Gibran’s overseas education met the minimum high-school qualification required for presidential...