Jokowi suspects political motive behind diploma scandal, calls to impeach son Gibran


JAKARTA: Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has suggested that political motivations are behind the allegation casting doubt on the authenticity of his academic credentials as well as the calls to impeach his son, Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

“My political instinct tells me these are attempts to damage or downgrade my political reputation,” the former president said on Monday (July 14), as quoted in a report on the Kompas TV website.

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