Commission III of Parliament to Summon Police, Monitor Andrie Yunus Case
Commission III of the Indonesian Parliament will hold regular working sessions with the police and civil society to oversee the legal process in the case of KontraS activist Andrie Yunus.
Habiburokhman, Chair of Commission III, stated that working sessions will likely be held after Eid al-Fitr, though they could be convened earlier if an urgent situation arises.
“We will invite the police, we will invite relevant parties, including possibly the Witness and Victim Protection Agency and KontraS. We will monitor the situation and give space and time to the police, the police investigators to carry out their duties,” Habiburokhman said at the Parliament Complex in Central Jakarta on Monday, 16 March 2026.
Habiburokhman emphasised that the corrosive liquid attack on Andrie Yunus represents a form of resistance to President Prabowo Subianto’s government commitment to maximising the protection, advancement, enforcement, and fulfilment of human rights.
National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo revealed that President Prabowo has ordered an investigation into the attack against KontraS Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus.
Sigit assured that the police will continue working and will routinely inform the public of all developments in the case. “This is indeed receiving serious attention from the President,” Sigit said on Sunday, 15 March 2026, according to a written statement from the Indonesian Government Communications Agency.
Sigit stated that he received a direct order from Prabowo to investigate the corrosive liquid attack on Andrie professionally and transparently. According to Sigit, police will pursue the case through scientific crime investigation methodology.
Andrie Yunus sustained burns after being attacked with corrosive liquid by unknown assailants on Thursday evening, 12 March 2026, around 23:37 Western Indonesian Time on Jalan Salemba I Talang, Central Jakarta. Andrie was attacked by two individuals on a motorcycle whilst returning home after recording a podcast at the YLBHI office titled “Remilitarisation and Judicial Review of the Military Law”.
Jane Rosalina, Head of KontraS’s Impunity Monitoring Division, stated that medical examination results showed the victim sustained burns covering approximately 24 per cent of the body due to inflammatory reaction from the corrosive liquid on the skin. The burns are primarily located on the face, particularly the right side, including the right eye, both hands, and the chest area.
“Among the various injuries sustained, the most serious condition is in the right eye and is currently receiving specialist treatment from an ophthalmologist,” Jane told Tempo on Saturday, 14 March 2026.
Given the severity of the injuries, the victim requires intensive care in sterile conditions for optimal recovery. “We fully respect the medical treatment process undertaken by the medical team and the hospital,” Jane said.