Indonesian panel to investigate ethical complaint over court ruling

Mr Gibran's bid to become vice-president was enabled by a Constitutional Court ruling removing a minimum age requirement of 40.

Mr Gibran’s bid to become vice-president was enabled by a Constitutional Court ruling removing a minimum age requirement of 40 for presidential or vice-presidential candidates, on the condition they have been elected to regional posts.Ms Enny Nurbaningsih, a judge and spokeswoman for the Constitutional Court, said the court received seven complaints filed by activists and others, of a suspected “ethical violation” in connection with the ruling last week by a nine-judge bench.

“We leave this matter to the council. We will not intervene,” she told a late Monday press conference, referring to an ethics council the court has set up to look into the complaints.

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