Overview
- A three-judge panel in Jakarta found four members of the military intelligence agency guilty of premeditated assault on Wednesday and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from 18 months to three years.
- The March 12 attack left activist Andrie Yunus with severe burns and permanent damage to one eye and Yunus refused to attend the military trial for health and trust reasons.
- The court ordered the destruction of physical and digital items including a USB with CCTV footage and materials used to source the acid even though a civilian pretrial ruling last week directed police to continue investigating wider involvement.
- Komnas HAM, Amnesty International Indonesia and other rights groups criticized the sentences as too light and called for a civilian probe to identify possible additional perpetrators and any chain-of-command links.
- The case has rekindled debate over military accountability after a 2025 law expanded military roles in civilian posts and officials are now likely to face public scrutiny as the police decide whether to broaden the investigation and as appeals proceed.