GELORA.CO – Roy Suryo Cs continues to try to prove that the accusations of fake diplomas addressed to the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), are true.
Recently, Roy Suryo Cs asked investigators from Polda Metro Jaya to carry out independent forensic tests on Jokowi’s academic documents.
In fact, investigators had already shown the physical form of Jokowi’s diploma during the special hearing last Monday (12/22/2025).
Roy Suryo’s decision to continue accusing Jokowi of falsifying his academic documents attracted the attention of political observer Adi Prayitno.
Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, a political science professor at the State Islamic University (UIN), believes that Jokowi is actually not too concerned about the accusations of fake degrees.
“If we listen to Pak Jokowi’s interview with another private television, for example, for me it is a pretty thick message that Pak Jokowi doesn’t really care about it and doesn’t really follow the issue of diplomas, the perception of which has been biased (turned) politically everywhere,” Adi said.
Adi said Jokowi’s diploma case attracted public attention because the public was curious about the end of the protracted case.
Meanwhile, the public asked Jookowi to prove whether his diploma was truly authentic.
“However, Jokowi can argue that the diploma issue does not need to be made public. The only thing that proves everything is the court,” Adi said on the DONCAST program broadcast on YouTube Nusantara TV, Thursday (12/25/2025).
According to Adi, Jokowi only wanted to send a message that the issue of diplomas can only be discussed through legal channels.
“Although political perceptions are linked to the diploma issue, I don’t think it will have any effect. That’s why Pak Jokowi just wants (the diploma) to be presented to the court,” he said.
Adi wants the issue of Jokowi’s qualifications to be resolved quickly. According to him, there are more important things to discuss than diplomas, such as crucial government policies.
Regarding Jokowi’s accusation that there were political goals and important figures behind the diploma affair, Adi said only Jokowi himself and God knew it.
However, he said that in every political movement, there will be accusations as to who orchestrated it.
“No matter the qualifications, if someone wants to go in front of the House of Representatives, in front of the palace, in a government building, there will certainly be people who will accuse someone of moving, someone of rolling, that there is a stowaway, etc.,” he said.
Roy Suryo camp calls for forensic test
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Roy Suryo CS and his lawyer submitted a request for independent forensic analysis of Jokowi’s academic documents to Polda Metro Jaya investigators on Monday (12/22/2025).
The two institutions proposed to carry out forensic examinations are the University of Indonesia and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN).
Roy Suryo said there were four academic documents of Joko Widodo that he wanted to submit for forensic examination.
All of these documents are documents published by Gadjah Mada University (UGM).
The four documents include a bachelor’s degree (S-1), a transcript, a thesis validation sheet, as well as a certificate and a real employment study report (KKN).
“These four documents are therefore very important points of analysis,” declared Roy Suryo on the same occasion.
Roy considers a number of these documents problematic. One of them is a transcript previously presented by the General Crime Directorate (Dirtipidum) Bareskrim Polri.
“The transcript posted by Dirtipidum on May 22, 2025 was without the authorization of the dean, assistant dean, without signature, without name, without stamp, without handwritten notes and without a list of elective courses,” he said.
Apart from this, Roy also doubts the validity of Jokowi’s thesis validation sheet.
According to him, this document format was only used in 1992, seven years after Jokowi was declared a graduate.
He said the document had never been scientifically tested by police.
Roy specifically highlighted Jokowi’s participation in KKN activities during his university studies.
“If this is the case, we want the certificate documents and KKN reports to also be forensically tested,” he said.
The request for a forensic examination was also prompted by the objection of Roy Suryo, who admitted that he was not allowed to directly touch Jokowi’s diploma during the case.
According to him, a physical examination by touching the document is necessary to ensure the authenticity of the embossing.
“The embossing has to be felt. But there are only graphics there, including the watermark. How can we hold it or touch it, it is not removed (from the card),” he said.
Roy even continues to believe that the diploma presented by the investigators is still false.
He alleged that the diploma displayed by Polda Metro Jaya was changed from the diploma previously presented by Bareskrim Polri.
“When I saw it, I immediately saw that it was 99.9 percent fake. However. The photo is very contrasty and the watermark is not clearly visible, it is thin, but it looks like it is the result of a reprint,” he stressed.
Response from Jokowi camp
Roy Suryo Cs’s request received a response from Jokowi.
Jokowi’s lawyer, Rivai Kusumanegara, admitted that there were no problems with Jokowi’s documents, including diplomas, which needed to be rechecked.
“We have no problem with it being retested by BRIN or anyone else because we are confident it is authentic.”
“Everything is fine as long as it is independent,” he said, as quoted by Kompas TV.
Rivai will object if the person carrying out the inspection is Roy Suryo CS, as there are no rules.
He gave the example of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), to prosecute someone, in order to determine the state’s losses, he must request an audit from the BPKP.
“(If) I could be a suspect, the Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK) would try to request all ministerial documents that I want to verify using a private auditor. This would definitely be rejected. Because the KPK always says that only one institution can calculate the BPKP,” he emphasized.
According to Rivai, proof of a case can only be done at trial.
This is in accordance with Article 312 of the Penal Code which states that proof of the truth of an accusation (which is considered defamatory) is only permitted by a judge in certain situations, for example if the accused committed the act in the public interest or because he was forced to defend himself.
If the accused has the opportunity to prove but fails to do so, he or she may be charged with defamation (Article 311 of the Penal Code).
“This can only be done with the authorization of the judge,” he stressed.
