Andrie Yunus Requests Prabowo to Form Joint Fact-Finding Team
Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (Kontras), Andrie Yunus, has requested President Prabowo Subianto to form an independent Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGPF) to resolve the acid attack case against him. Andrie assessed that more than one month after the attack, there has been no progress or serious intent in settling the case that befell him.
Andrie conveyed this in a letter addressed directly to Prabowo. The letter was delivered by the Coalition of Solidarity for Andrie Yunus to the Ministry of State Secretariat on Friday, 17 April 2026.
In the letter, Andrie expressed his hope that the state would not take steps that obscure the legal process. “As a victim of violence by military personnel, I request the President of the Republic of Indonesia to immediately form a TGPF and decide that this case should be resolved in a civilian court,” wrote Andrie on green paper with black ink.
He also asked President Prabowo to ensure that the handling of this case proceeds accountably and adheres to the principles of due process of law by placing the civilian court as the legitimate, credible, and corruption-free forum.
Andrie stated that 12 April 2026 marked 30 days since the planned attempted murder against him through the terror of an acid splashing. In the letter, Andrie also questioned the government’s commitment to investigating the case. “More than 30 days have passed, what is the progress of my case?” asked Andrie.
Andrie explained that his colleagues at Kontras and the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) have undertaken various efforts to fight for justice for him. These efforts include conducting independent investigations, attending public hearings with Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR RI), and submitting a type B report to the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency.
“TAUD’s investigation identified at least 16 field perpetrators, further strengthening my rejection of resolution through military court,” said Andrie.
He stated that various case resolutions that sacrifice civil society through military courts—such as cases of enforced disappearances, murders, torture, and domestic violence by TNI apparatus—have never found points of justice, accountability, and comprehensive institutional responsibility up to the top command.
Andrie emphasised that this would only prolong the track record of impunity. Therefore, Andrie stressed that President Prabowo needs to form an independent TGPF to bring this case to a civilian court.
Thus, the attack case against him can transparently and accountably open up all involved parties up to the intellectual perpetrators.
Andrie assessed that resolving his case in a military court is illegitimate because from the start there was no transparency of information regarding the results of investigations and prosecutions by the TNI Military Police Centre. “This case is not just about me, but about the state’s commitment to protecting its citizens and upholding the law fairly,” said Andrie.
Andrie Yunus was splashed with acid while passing through the intersection of Jalan Salemba 1-Talang, Central Jakarta, on Thursday midnight, 12 March 2026. As a result of the attack, Andrie suffered burns on several parts of his body. He is currently being treated at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Central Jakarta.
The Metro Jaya Regional Police initially investigated the terror case, then released the initials of two suspected attackers. At the same time, the TNI Military Police Centre arrested four suspected perpetrators with initials NDP, SL, BHW, and ES. The four suspects are members of the TNI Strategic Intelligence Agency.
The latest development, the TNI Military Police Headquarters handed over the case files of the four suspects to the Jakarta II-08 Military Court in Jakarta. The first trial with the agenda of reading the indictment is scheduled for 29 April 2026.
The Head of Military Prosecutor II-07 Jakarta, Colonel Corps of Law (Chk) Andri Wijaya, claimed that the motive for the splashing carried out by the four suspects was personal revenge. Andri Wijaya said that the personal revenge was triggered by a previous incident involving the victim. The incident referred to was when Andrie Yunus disrupted a closed meeting discussing the revision of the TNI Law at a luxury hotel in Central Jakarta in March 2025.
Dede Leni Mardianti contributed to this article.