“[T]he object of the dispute is factually declared to no longer exist, Your Honor, and we request that further examination be halted,” counsel for the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education told the Jakarta State Administrative Court, detikNews reported on Thursday.
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education revoked the high school equivalency letter for Gibran Rakabuming Raka following a decisive Supreme Court ruling. The cancellation implements a final verdict that invalidated the foundational document used for registration as a vice presidential candidate in 2024.
The administrative court litigation centers on document number 9149/D.D1/KS/2019. Issued on August 6, 2019, the credential served to equate an overseas high school background with domestic standards.
Legal teams representing the ministry formally submitted the revocation paperwork to the Jakarta State Administrative Court bench. The action halts an ongoing lawsuit filed by PT Mercy Toga Kirana, which challenged the validity of the equivalence certificate.
The Supreme Court published its complete ruling under number 742 K/TUN/2026, granting a cassation appeal brought by a citizen named Subhan. The judgment overturned lower court findings that had previously sustained the education ministry’s issuance.
“Gibran bukan pemohon kasasi ataupun pihak tergugat dalam perkara kasasi tersebut,” Nasarudin told Hukumonline said.
According to Kompas, the high court determined that administrative files relied upon only demonstrated lecture attendance rather than graduation. Judges found no concrete proof of a completed foreign secondary credential.
The formal revocation is codified under Decision of the Director General of Secondary Education and Special Education Number 206 of 2026. Minister Coordinator for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra confirmed the cancellation through text messaging.
ANTARA News reported that Government Communications Agency Head Syahganda Nainggolan stated Gibran holds no remaining legal avenues to contest the ruling at the administrative court. Government officials maintain that supreme judicial outcomes are final and binding.
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education canceled the document to comply with Supreme Court ruling number 742 K/TUN/2026. The high court determined the original 2019 issuance lacked sufficient proof of foreign high school completion.
A citizen named Subhan filed the original administrative lawsuit at the Jakarta State Administrative Court under case number 62/G/2026/PTUN.JKT. His appeal to the Supreme Court ultimately succeeded on October 30, 2026.
Ministry lawyers asked the administrative court to terminate proceedings in a separate challenge brought by PT Mercy Toga Kirana. Because authorities withdrew the disputed certificate, the legal object of the dispute no longer exists.
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