Andrie Yunus to Miss Second Hearing at Military Court
Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), Andrie Yunus, will not attend the second hearing in the acid attack case scheduled for 6 May 2026 at Military Court II-08 in Jakarta. One of Andrie’s lawyers from the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD), Erlangga Julio, stated that Andrie is still undergoing treatment to recover from eye damage caused by the acid attack on 12 March 2026.
“Andrie is not yet able to attend the hearing on Wednesday, 6 May, at the Jakarta Military Court because his status is still under observation, control, and requires several medical procedures,” Julio said at the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation building in Central Jakarta on Monday, 4 May 2026.
In addition to eye recovery, TAUD also stated that Andrie needs health check-ups to monitor the results of his skin graft, which suffered burns. Therefore, TAUD assured that Andrie’s condition is not yet optimal to attend the hearing in two days.
Besides health issues, Julio also confirmed that Andrie has not received a summons from the Jakarta Military Court. This is based on communication with KontraS members connected to Andrie.
“So formally, from the perspective of military or civilian criminal procedure law, Andrie has not actually received that summons,” he said.
Head of Advocacy and Network Division of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation, Zainal Arifin, added that Andrie Yunus has rejected from the outset that his case be tried in a military court. Thus, Andrie’s absence also reinforces his stance that he wants the case to be tried in a general court. “Indeed, Andrie has firmly stated that he rejects his case being tried in a military court,” he said.
Previously, the panel of judges at Military Court II-08 Jakarta requested that Andrie be present as a witness in the hearing of the acid attack case against him, which implicates four members of the TNI Strategic Intelligence Agency (Bais TNI) as defendants. The order to present Andrie was conveyed by the judge in the first hearing with the agenda of reading the indictment at Military Court II-08 Jakarta on Wednesday, 29 April 2026.
The judge initially asked for the reason why the victim had not been presented as a witness in the trial. In response to that question, the military prosecutor explained that investigators from the TNI Military Police Centre (Puspom TNI) had sent a summons for examination to Andrie via the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK). The first summons was sent on 27 March 2026 and received a response on 31 March.
The prosecutor stated that the second summons was sent on 3 April 2026 and received a response from LPSK on 16 April 2026. However, LPSK, which provides protection for Andrie, stated that the victim is currently still undergoing physical and psychological medical treatment in hospital.
The judge then emphasised that the prosecutor has the responsibility to ensure the victim’s interests are represented in the trial. According to the judge, the victim’s testimony is an important part of the proof process in the case.
The judge stated that the victim’s presence does not have to be physical in the courtroom. He assessed that examination could be conducted virtually with LPSK accompaniment. The panel of judges ordered the prosecutor to endeavour to secure Andrie’s presence in the next hearing.
The judge emphasised having the authority to forcibly present the witness if those efforts fail. “I request that it be endeavoured; if the prosecutor is unable, then the panel of judges will use its authority to forcibly present the witness by determination,” said the judge.