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        "id": 1628683,
        "msgid": "anies-baswedan-presidents-statement-calling-for-thorough-investigation-into-andrie-yunus-case-must-be-1774104646",
        "date": "2026-03-21 20:36:01",
        "title": "Anies Baswedan: President's Statement Calling for Thorough Investigation into Andrie Yunus Case Must Be Fulfilled by Authorities",
        "author": "Aloysius Gonsaga AE",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has urged law enforcement agencies to fully implement President Prabowo Subianto's commitment to thoroughly investigate the acid attack on Kontras activist Andrie Yunus, describing it as an act of terrorism that threatens democracy. Anies emphasised that the probe should extend beyond the immediate perpetrators to uncover the intellectual actors and the motives behind the orders, while stressing the need for transparency to prevent such incidents from recurring with only low-level culprits being punished. This call highlights ongoing concerns about the protection of civil society activists in Indonesia amid signs of democratic backsliding.",
        "content": "<p>Former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has stressed that President\nPrabowo Subianto\u2019s commitment to thoroughly investigating the acid\nattack on Kontras activist Andrie Yunus must be genuinely carried out by\nlaw enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd his stance (President Prabowo\u2019s) committing to conduct an\ninvestigation must be realised by all law enforcement apparatus,\u201d Anies\nsaid when met after the open house for Eid al-Fitr 2026 at his residence\nin Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, on Saturday (21\/3\/2026) night.<\/p>\n<p>According to Anies, Prabowo\u2019s statement labelling the case as an act\nof terrorism also underscores the importance of protecting\ndemocracy.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, he urged the apparatus under the President to consistently\ncarry out that directive.<\/p>\n<p>Anies assessed that from the outset, the acid attack on Andrie was\nnot an ordinary criminal act, but rather an assault on an individual\nfighting for democracy.<\/p>\n<p>He described Andrie as one of the activists who consistently voices\nsigns of democratic regression along with other civil society\ngroups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen this incident happened, it is not an ordinary crime; from the\nbeginning, this is not an ordinary crime. And it is impossible that it\nwas carried out by just 1-2 people sporadically,\u201d stated the former\nMinister of Education and Culture.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, he encouraged that the legal process should not stop at\nthe field perpetrators, but rather uncover the parties suspected of\ngiving the orders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis incident must be investigated up to the one who gave the\norders. And it must be elaborated why there was that order, why there\nwas that command, why there was that task,\u201d said Anies.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Anies also emphasised the importance of transparency in\nthe legal process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the public wants transparency. They want a process that can\nbe monitored by everyone and should not repeat like the events that\noften happen. Always, those who are punished are the most downstream\nperpetrators,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Previously reported, President Prabowo emphasised that the acid\nattack case on Andrie Yunus is a serious criminal act that falls into\nthe category of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>He asked the apparatus to investigate it thoroughly up to the\nintellectual actors behind the incident.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/anies-baswedan-presidents-statement-calling-for-thorough-investigation-into-andrie-yunus-case-must-be-1774104646",
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