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        "id": 1623131,
        "msgid": "kompolnas-oversees-police-handling-of-acid-attack-case-against-activist-1773841847",
        "date": "2026-03-18 20:23:24",
        "title": "Kompolnas Oversees Police Handling of Acid Attack Case Against Activist",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) is monitoring the investigation by Metro Jaya Regional Police into the acid attack on KontraS activist Andrie Yunus, emphasising the seriousness with which Polri is treating the case amid public concerns over democratic freedoms. Two suspects have been arrested, but investigations suggest there may be more than four perpetrators involved, based on witness statements from 15 individuals. Kompolnas is coordinating with authorities to determine any links to four TNI personnel detained by military police in a related matter, urging regular public updates on progress.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) is\noverseeing the handling of the acid attack case against KontraS activist\nAndrie Yunus, carried out by the Indonesian National Police (Polri),\nspecifically the Metro Jaya Regional Police. \u201cWe have been monitoring it\nfrom the beginning since the case was released by YLBHI. Kompolnas\nimmediately monitored the investigation at Metro Jaya Regional Police,\u201d\nsaid Kompolnas Commissioner Yusuf Warsyim when contacted in Jakarta on\nWednesday. According to Yusuf, Polri is extremely serious in handling\nthe case, which has captured the attention of the entire Indonesian\npublic regarding freedom of democracy. \u201cFrom our monitoring, Polri is\nvery serious. Therefore, to ensure that this seriousness is known to the\npublic, Polri needs to provide updates on the information to the public,\nthe progress of the investigation,\u201d Yusuf explained. In addition,\nKompolnas is still coordinating with Metro Jaya Regional Police\nregarding the arrest of two suspected perpetrators in the acid attack on\nactivist Andrie Yunus and whether there is any connection to the four\nTNI members secured by the TNI Central Military Police in relation to a\nsimilar case. \u201cFor now, Kompolnas is still coordinating with Metro Jaya\nRegional Police to confirm the arrest of four TNI personnel by the TNI\nCentral Military Police, whether it is related to the investigation by\nMetro Jaya Regional Police,\u201d he revealed. \u201cOf course, if there is any\nconnection, direct or indirect, we hope that Metro Jaya Regional Police\ncan provide information to the public as an update on the investigation\nprogress, which has been reported to suggest that there is more than one\nperpetrator,\u201d he said. Previously, Metro Jaya Regional Police revealed\ntwo initials of the suspected perpetrators in the acid attack case\nagainst the Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared and\nVictims of Violence (KontraS) Andrie Yunus. \u201cAt this time, we can inform\nthat the two individuals we showed earlier, from Polri data, one with\ninitials BHC, and one with initials MAK,\u201d said the Director of Criminal\nInvestigation at Metro Jaya Regional Police, Commissioner General of\nPolice Iman Imanuddin, during a press conference in Jakarta on\nWednesday. Nevertheless, Iman explained that based on the investigation\nresults, it does not rule out the possibility that the number of\nperpetrators is more than four, as per the initial information provided\nand based on statements from several witnesses who have been questioned,\nnamely 15 witnesses.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kompolnas-oversees-police-handling-of-acid-attack-case-against-activist-1773841847",
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