Mahkamah Agung Kabulkan Kasasi soal Suket Pendidikan Gibran, Putusan PTUN Dibatalkan

Thecuy.com – The Supreme Court accepted the cassation filed by Subhan Palal concerning the validity of the Education Equivalence Certificate for senior high school belonging to Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka. The ruling is registered under case number 742 KTUN2026 and was handed down on Friday, October 30, 2026.

In its verdict, the panel of judges declared that the cassation was granted, the judex facti decision was annulled, and the plaintiff’s claim was fully granted. The case originally stemmed from Subhan’s lawsuit filed with the State Administrative Court (PTUN) in Jakarta concerning Certificate Number 9149D.D1KS2019, which was issued by the Directorate General of Basic and Secondary Education on August 6, 2019.

According to information on the MA’s Registry website, the panel of judges in this case was chaired by Yulius, with members Maftuh Effendi and Hari Sugiharto. The contested document states that Gibran’s education was equated at the SMK level with a specialization in accounting and finance.

In his complaint, Subhan requested that the education equivalence certificate be declared invalid and null and void. He also asked for the document to be retrieved from the party in possession for destruction. The case was registered with the Jakarta State Administrative Court under number 62G2026PTUN.JKT.

Previously, the Jakarta State Administrative Court declared that it would not accept Subhan’s lawsuit through a decision issued on May 21, 2026. The court deemed that the case pertained to the administrative requirements for vice-presidential candidacy during the 2024 election process and thus fell outside its jurisdiction. That decision was subsequently upheld by the Jakarta High Administrative Court in case number 130B2026PT.TUN.JKT.

Subhan then filed an appeal with the Supreme Court. The cassation request was received by the MA’s registry on September 23, 2026, and registered on October 8, 2026. The granting of the cassation rendered the previous court’s decision null and void, after which the MA proceeded to adjudicate the case itself and granted the plaintiff’s entire claim.

The case drew attention because the education equivalence certificate pertained to fulfilling Gibran’s educational requirements when he registered as a vice-presidential candidate in the 2024 election. Nevertheless, the MA’s decision should be interpreted according to its object of dispute, namely the validity of the education equivalence certificate.

Previously, the Constitutional Court, in a decision pronounced on October 6, 2026, stated that it did not find convincing evidence that Gibran possessed a diploma, certificate, or foreign educational credential that could serve as a basis for equivalence with a minimum education level of high school graduate or its equivalent as required by the Election Law. Nevertheless, the MK’s decision did not annul the results of the candidacy nor disqualify Gibran from his position as Vice President.

Therefore, the annulment of the document in the MA’s decision cannot automatically be interpreted as the cancellation of Gibran’s candidacy or his position. The legal consequences remain contingent upon the object of the dispute and the complete legal considerations employed by the panel of judges in the cassation ruling.

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