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        "id": 1652638,
        "msgid": "andrie-yunus-case-usman-hamid-stresses-attorney-general-determines-judicial-path-1775137878",
        "date": "2026-04-02 20:04:19",
        "title": "Andrie Yunus Case: Usman Hamid Stresses Attorney General Determines Judicial Path",
        "author": "Tri Susanto Setiawan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Usman Hamid, Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, has emphasised that the Attorney General holds the highest authority in deciding the judicial jurisdiction for the acid attack case against KontraS activist Andrie Yunus. This comes in response to the TNI's Military Police Centre (Puspom) planning to examine Andrie by contacting the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK), with Hamid advising Puspom to first seek clarification from the Chief Justice. He noted that in cases of jurisdictional disputes between general and military courts, the Attorney General, Minister of Defence, and Minister of Law and Human Rights must decide jointly, underscoring the AG's paramount role, especially given high-level military involvement.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA - Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia,\nUsman Hamid, has stressed that the Attorney General possesses the\nhighest authority in determining the judicial jurisdiction in the case\nof the acid attack on KontraS activist Andrie Yunus.<\/p>\n<p>This statement was made in response to the TNI\u2019s Military Police\nCentre (Puspom) planning to examine Andrie by writing to the Witness and\nVictim Protection Agency (LPSK).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be better for Puspom to write to the Chief Justice to first\nobtain clarity on whether the military judicial process is indeed the\nway to handle Andrie\u2019s case or whether it should be the general court,\u201d\nhe said when met at the Kamisan Action in front of the Merdeka Palace,\nCentral Jakarta, on Thursday (2\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if there is a dispute between the authority of the general court\nand the military court, the law actually requires it to be decided\njointly by the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Law and Human\nRights,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>However, if no agreement is reached at the ministerial level, the\nauthority to determine lies with the Attorney General.<\/p>\n<p>He further added that the Attorney General\u2019s role remains primary if\nboth general and military judicial processes proceed simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf proceedings are underway in the general court and a military\ncourt is also held, then it is the Attorney General, the Minister of\nDefence, and the Minister of Law and Human Rights who decide together.\nThe Attorney General has the most authority,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe resignation or handing over of the position of the Head of BAIS\nindicates that responsibility in this case reaches the highest general\nlevel. If involvement goes to the top level, then the military court\ncannot \u2018examine its own back\u2019,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/andrie-yunus-case-usman-hamid-stresses-attorney-general-determines-judicial-path-1775137878",
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