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Indonesian military court jails four officers involved in acid attack on rights activist Andrie Yunus The ‌four ⁠officers were found guilty on charges of serious premeditated assault ⁠after attacking Andrie Yunus, a deputy coordinator with a rights group known as KontraS

Indonesian Military Court Sentences Four in Acid Attack on Rights ... Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Four members of an Indonesian military intelligence unit were sentenced to prison on Wednesday after they were convicted in an acid attack on a rights advocate, but critics called the proceedings “a blatant whitewash.” Human rights activists said the case should have been heard by civilian judges, not a military court, and criticized the length of the sentences, which ranged from 18 months to three years. All the defendants had faced a maximum of 12 years in prison in the March attack on the rights advocate, Andrie Yunus, an outspoken critic of the military. “The verdict protects the institutional integrity of the military and shields the full chain of command and other actors potentially linked to this incident from scrutiny,” said the executive director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid. Mr. Usman called the trial “a blatant whitewash, which brings neither justice nor truth to Andrie Yunus.” Mr. Andrie, 27, is deputy coordinator of the prominent rights group Kontras. One attacker threw acid in his face as he rode his motorbike in Jakarta, the capital, burning 24 p…

Indonesia jails four military officers for acid attack on rights activist Prosecutors argued in court that the soldiers were motivated by anger over Yunus’s activism.

Indonesian Military Court Sentences Four in Acid Attack on Rights Advocate The four defendants in an acid attack on Andrie Yunus, a human rights advocate, were sentenced to prison by a military court in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday.

Military officers behind acid attack on Indonesian activist sentenced Four military intelligence officers are sentenced to up to three years in jail, after they threw sulphuric acid over a human rights activist in a brazen attack in Central Jakarta.

Indonesia Jails Four Military Officers Over Acid Attack on Rights ... Advertisement Indonesia Jails Four Military Officers Over Acid Attack on Rights Activist By Fidel Rahmati June 10, 2026 13 0 Share Facebook X WhatsApp Linkedin Email Print Tumblr Telegram Immigration News German Lawmaker Warns Afghan Migrant Deportation Deals Could Undermine Europe’s Credibility June 7, 2026 UK Busts Human Smuggling Ring Linked to Trafficking of Afghan Migrants June 6, 2026 US Judge Strikes Down Trump Policies Targeting Immigrants From 39 Countries June 6, 2026 Indian Police Dismantle Cross-Border Arms Network, Six Held Including Afghan Citizen June 6, 2026 Fidel Rahmati https://www.khaama.com Fidai Rahmati is the editor and content writer for Khaama Press. You may follow him at Twitter @FidelRahmati An Indonesian military court has convicted four senior officers from the army’s Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) over an acid attack on a prominent human rights activist, in a case that has drawn national and international attention. The court on Wednesday sentenced the four officers to prison terms ranging from 18 months to three years after finding them guilty of involvement in the March attac…

Indonesian soldiers jailed for up to 3 years over ‘arrogant’ acid attack on activist Four Indonesian soldiers found guilty of an acid attack that left an activist blind in one eye were sentenced on Wednesday to up to three years in prison by a military court, with a judge calling their actions “arrogant”. The four, all members of the military’s Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS), were found guilty of premeditated assault for the attack in March that left Andrie Yunus, 27, blind in one eye. They were arrested shortly after the attack, and BAIS head Yudi Abrimantyo stepped down...

Indonesian court finds 4 military members guilty of acid attack on ... An Indonesian military court has found four service members guilty over an acid attack on a prominent human rights activist and sentenced them with up to three years in prison JAKARTA, Indonesia --AnIndonesianmilitary court on Wednesday found four service members guilty of anacid attack on a prominent human rights activistand sentenced them with up to three years in prison, in a case that has intensified scrutiny of military accountability and drawn fresh criticism from rights groups. The three navy marines, Sgt. Edi Sudarko, First Lt. Budhi Hariyanto Widhi Cahyono, and Capt. Nandala Dwi Prasetya, and an air force officer, Lt. Sami Lakka, were all assigned to the intelligence agency of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, or TNI. They were convicted over the March attack on Andrie Yunus, a human rights lawyer and senior activist with the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence, known as KontraS. Yunus, 27, suffered severe burns and permanent damage to his right eye when assailants hurled hydrochloric acid at his face while he rode a motorcycle in centralJakartaafter recording a podcast about …

Indonesian military court jails four soldiers over acid attack on activist The soldiers from the military's Strategic Intelligence Agency were sentenced to between one-and-a-half and three years in prison for the attack in March that left Andrie Yunus blind in one eye.