The trial took place at the Military Court II-08 in Penggilingan,\nCakung, East Jakarta, on Thursday (7 May 2026). The session was presided\nover by the chief judge, Colonel Chk Fredy Ferdian Isnartanto.<\/p>\n
Three expert witnesses were presented by the defendant\u2019s legal\ncounsel: a psychologist from the TNI Psychology Centre, Colonel Arh Agus\nSyahrudin; forensic psychologist Reza Indragiri Amriel; and former Head\nof the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS), Rear Admiral TNI (Retired)\nSoleman Ponto.<\/p>\n
The three expert witnesses were sworn in before the judge according\nto their respective religious beliefs. Former BAIS head Ponto was\nquestioned by the defendant\u2019s counsel regarding the intelligence\noperations system.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, according to the expert, what the defendant did\u2014is that included\nin the category of intelligence operations or not? Based on what the\nwitness has known and seen so far,\u201d said the counsel during the\ntrial.<\/p>\n
Soleman B Ponto stated that the actions of the four defendants did\nnot fall under intelligence operations. He viewed the actions carried\nout by the TNI BAIS members as mere mischief.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, if you look at it, this is not an intelligence operation at all.\nIf I were the BAIS head at that time, or now if I were their superior, I\nwould see it as mischief. We would regard it as mischief,\u201d said\nSoleman.<\/p>\n
Soleman opined that if the action were called an intelligence\noperation, the steps taken by the defendant should not have been known.\nHe stated there was no connection between the defendant\u2019s actions and\n\u2018intelligence operations\u2019 in TNI BAIS.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, secondly, if we look again at the course of events so far, it\nalways tries to link this to it must be an intelligence operation.\nImpossible. And I explain in this trial. If an intelligence operation is\ntruly carried out as I mentioned earlier, that\u2019s why Andrie would\ndisappear or sublimate. That\u2019s it,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n
Prosecution<\/p>\n
Previously, the military prosecutor charged four TNI soldiers with\ndousing KontraS activist Andrie Yunus with acid. The military prosecutor\nsaid the defendants carried out the action due to annoyance with\nAndrie.<\/p>\n
The prosecution hearing was held at the East Jakarta Military Court\non Wednesday (29 April). The four defendants are Defendant I Sergeant\nTwo Edi Sudarko (ES), Defendant II First Lieutenant Budhi Hariyanto\nWidhi (BHW), Defendant III Captain Nandala Dwi Prasetyo (NDP), and\nDefendant IV First Lieutenant Sami Lakka (SL).<\/p>\n
The prosecutor stated that the defendants learned of Andrie on 16\nMarch 2025 when Andrie entered and interrupted a meeting discussing the\nrevision of the TNI Law held by the DPR at the Fairmont Hotel in South\nJakarta. The defendants considered Andrie\u2019s actions as insulting the TNI\ninstitution.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith that incident, the defendants viewed Mr Andrie Yunus as having\ninsulted the TNI institution, even trampling on the TNI institution,\u201d\nsaid the prosecutor when reading the indictment.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor said Defendant I wanted to give Andrie a lesson as a\ndeterrent effect. Then, Defendant II suggested the idea of dousing with\na rust cleaner liquid.<\/p>\n
In short, the defendants sought information about Andrie Yunus\u2019s\nactivities. They divided tasks when carrying out the dousing.<\/p>\n
The four soldiers are charged with violating Article 469 paragraph 1\nsubsidiary to Article 468 paragraph 1 further subsidiary to Article 467\nparagraph 1 in conjunction with paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article\n20 letter C of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/former-bais-head-testifies-as-military-law-expert-in-andrie-yunus-case-trial-1778156579", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }