Gibran's Educational Background: Mahfud MD Affirms MK Ruling as Legally Sound
Former Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, has affirmed the Constitutional Court's (MK) decision regarding Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka's educational qualifications as legally sound. The MK ruled that Gibran's foreign educational equivalency documents were not equivalent to a high school diploma.
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