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Andrie Yunus acid attack legal proceedings

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2026-09-08 01:45 UTC → 2026-09-10 01:12 UTC · added removed

The Jakarta High Military Court II II-06 issued an appeal verdict regarding an the March 2026 acid attack on KontraS Vice Coordinator Andrie Yunus. The ruling reduced the prison sentences for two perpetrators, Serda of Second Sergeant Edi Sudarko and Lettu First Lieutenant Budhi Hariyanto Widhi, and Widhi Cahyono by six months each. Furthermore, the court overturned orders for their dishonorable discharge from discharge, allowing them to return to active military service. The sentences duty. Sentences for Kapten Captain Nandala Dwi Prasetya and Lettu First Lieutenant Sami Lakka remained unchanged at two years and one and a half years, respectively. All four defendants were not changed. originally convicted of premeditated assault. The attack resulted in deep burns over 20 percent of Yunus’s body and permanent damage to his right eye. Civil society groups, including the Advocacy for Democracy Team (TAUD), have condemned the decision, stating it “reinforces military “strengthened the practice of impunity” and fails to provide justice for suggests military members receive exclusive treatment under the victim. law. Advocates noted maintain that the attack was a coordinated mission involving more than 16 other suspected individuals remain unprosecuted and have called for investigations into the alleged involvement of intellectual actors who may have planned or funded individuals, a claim the attack. military tribunal has not pursued. Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai and various activists have urged legal teams to pursue a cassation or judicial review, while calling on the Supreme Court and Judicial Commission to investigate the legal reasoning and potential ethical violations of the judges involved.

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  1. 2026-09-10 01:12 UTC Andrie Yunus acid attack legal proceedings
  2. 2026-09-08 01:45 UTC Andrie Yunus acid attack legal proceedings

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