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Indonesia Arrests Four Military Officers in Acid Attack on Rights Activist

The detentions sharpen scrutiny of military accountability, with rights groups urging an independent probe.

Overview

  • Military police say four officers from an armed forces intelligence unit, including Navy and Air Force personnel, are in custody in Jakarta.
  • The suspects will be investigated under the military justice system on serious-assault charges that could carry sentences of up to seven years.
  • Investigators are probing motives and whether the assault was carried out on orders from superiors, with the possibility of additional suspects not ruled out.
  • Jakarta police released CCTV images of two alleged assailants and reported that at least four people followed Andrie Yunus for hours before the March 12 attack.
  • Yunus, a KontraS deputy coordinator injured after recording a podcast on remilitarisation, is stable after surgery as UN officials and his lawyer call for an independent fact‑finding team to identify any masterminds.