Indonesian Minister Confirms Revocation of Gibran’s Education Equivalency Certificate
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- Certificate Revoked: Education Minister Abdul Mu’ti confirmed the issuance of a decree revoking a 2019 certificate recognizing Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s educational qualifications as equivalent.
- Supreme Court Ruling: Coordinating Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said the revocation implemented a final Supreme Court ruling in favor of plaintiff Subhan Palal.
- Legal Effect: Yusril said the certificate no longer had binding legal force and could not be reinstated through further legal action in the case already decided.
JAKARTA, Indonesianpost.com — Primary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu’ti confirmed that the ministry’s director general of secondary and special education had issued Decree No. 206 of 2026.
“Yes, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education’s Directorate General of Secondary and Special Education has issued a decree revoking Certificate No. 9149/D.D1/KS/2019, issued by the Ministry of Education and Culture’s director general of primary and secondary education,” Mu’ti told ANTARA when contacted in Jakarta on Thursday.
The decree, signed by Director General of Secondary and Special Education Tatang Muttaqin on November 11, revoked Certificate No. 9149/D.D1/KS/2019, dated August 6, 2019, issued by the Ministry of Education and Culture’s director general of primary and secondary education.
The decree also ordered the withdrawal of the certificate from its intended recipient or any other holder and declared that it no longer had binding legal force with respect to anyone, under the legal principle known as erga omnes.
Separately, Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said the revocation of Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s education equivalency certificate implemented a Supreme Court ruling in favor of plaintiff Subhan Palal.
He said the revocation was formalized through Decree No. 206 of 2026, issued by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education’s director general of secondary and special education, revoking Certificate No. 9149/D.D1/KS/2019.
“The certificate has been revoked, and the Supreme Court ruling is final. Accordingly, Mr. Gibran’s education equivalency recognition is void, and the certificate no longer has binding legal force,” Yusril said when contacted in Jakarta on Thursday.
Yusril said the revocation was not merely an administrative action but a consequence of government officials’ obligation to comply with court rulings.
He said the move was also consistent with Article 53(6) of Law No. 30 of 2014 on Government Administration, which requires officials to implement court rulings in accordance with their operative provisions.
In Yusril’s view, once the equivalency certificate had been revoked, no further legal remedy was available through the case already decided to preserve its validity. [Antara/Bilah]
