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Indonesia’s Military Intelligence Chief Steps Down After Acid Attack Arrests

The move heightens pressure for a civilian-led probe from rights groups.

Overview

  • The head of the Strategic Intelligence Agency resigned after four officers from his unit were arrested, while police also detained two other suspects whose links to the case remain unclear.
  • The March 12 attack left Andrie Yunus, a KontraS deputy coordinator, with burns to about a fifth of his face and body, and he remains in intensive care after surgery.
  • Amnesty International Indonesia urged President Prabowo to order an independent investigation and to move the case to a civilian court.
  • Officials condemned the assault, with Prabowo calling it terrorism and UN rights chief Volker Turk calling it a cowardly act of violence.
  • Rights groups warn the case tests accountability as Indonesia’s military expands its role in civilian life and as suspects who are soldiers could face military courts rather than civilian prosecution.