JOHOR BARU: The Johor Immigration Department foiled an attempt to obtain a Malaysian passport using false identification.
The nation’s Constitutional Court will next week rule on a petition seeking to lower the minimum age of presidential and vice presidential candidates in elections, which could pave the way for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s eldest son to run in 2024.
The country is set to vote in simultaneous presidential and legislative elections in February next year.Jokowi’s son and mayor of Surakarta city Gibran Rakabuming Raka has not announced any intention to run, but politicians supporting the campaign of leading presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto have called for Gibran to become Prabowo’s running mate.
The current minimum age for a presidential and vice-presidential candidate is 40. The court has received seven judicial review requests calling for the age limit to be lowered to 35. Gibran is 36. One of the petitioners, the Indonesian Solidarity Party, argued the age limit was discriminatory, according to court minutes. The party is currently chaired by Jokowi’s youngest son.
The court should not have taken the case, arguing the changes requested should have been done by putting a bill to parliament, said Feri Amsari, a constitutional law expert from Andalas University.While the court is likely to keep the minimum age unchanged, judges may add a clause that allows anyone with experience working as a senior government official to be nominated, Feri said, adding that this will still benefit Gibran if he plans to run.
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