Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for Disappeared Persons and\nVictims of Violence (Kontras), Andrie Yunus, was attacked with acid by\nunknown assailants on Thursday, 12 March 2026 at approximately 23.00\nWIB. Andrie sustained 24% burn injuries to his face and underwent eye\nsurgery.<\/p>\n
President Prabowo has instructed National Police Chief Listyo Sigit\nto conduct a thorough, professional and transparent investigation into\nthe attack against the human rights activist.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have received direct orders from the President to carry out a\nthorough, professional and transparent investigation,\u201d said National\nPolice Chief Listyo Sigit during an inspection of mudik traffic flows at\nGubeng Station in Surabaya on Sunday, 15 March.<\/p>\n
Executive Director of GREAT Institute Sudarto has urged the National\nPolice to conduct a swift investigation, emphasising it is a direct\npresidential order.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeveral Cabinet members, including Human Rights Minister Natalius\nPigai, have condemned the incident. Deputy Human Rights Minister\nMugiyanto stated that terror attacks against human rights activists\ncould undermine Indonesia\u2019s position as President of the UN Human Rights\nCouncil,\u201d Sudarto said.<\/p>\n
Sudarto emphasised that the investigation aims not only to uphold the\nrights of the victim, an activist guaranteed constitutional freedoms to\nexpress aspirations freely, but also to restore public confidence in the\ngovernment. Social media narratives have circulated accusing state\ninvolvement in the terror attack.<\/p>\n
GREAT Institute has called on all members of the public, particularly\nthose who oppose the Prabowo administration\u2019s policies, to remain calm\nand refrain from directly accusing the state of involvement in this\ncase.<\/p>\n
Several other officials have condemned the attack. One statement\nnoted that the acid attack represents a form of brutal intimidation\nthreatening civil liberties in Indonesia. The attack is believed to have\nbeen premeditated, similar to an earlier incident involving former KPK\ninvestigator Novel Baswedan.<\/p>\n
Democracy requires all parties to uphold mutual respect, including\nwhen disagreements arise.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/acid-attack-terror-great-institute-urges-public-not-to-immediately-accuse-the-state-1773745110", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }