KontraS Demands Perpetrators of Acid Attack on Andrie Yunus Be Charged with Premeditated Murder Attempt

Investigators are urged to apply the charge of attempted premeditated murder with involvement in the case of the acid attack on KontraS Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus. LBH Jakarta Director Fadhil Alfathan explained that the attack on Andrie goes beyond mere assault and meets the elements of attempted premeditated murder with involvement. “Therefore, as the advocacy team for democracy, we have taken official steps by writing to the investigators to immediately apply Article 459 in conjunction with Article 17 in conjunction with Article 20 of the National Criminal Code,” Fadhil stated during a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday, 18 March 2026. He elaborated that, simply put, the attack using acid by four perpetrators, who had a division of tasks from surveillance, stalking, execution, escape, and so on, indicates prior planning. Furthermore, the use of acid directed at Andrie’s vital parts, such as the head and face, including the eyes and respiratory tract, has consequences as fatal as death. Thus, this construction has been conveyed to the investigators, including an analysis of the reasons for applying the charge of attempted premeditated murder with involvement. Fadhil added that the urgency of applying the involvement clause is needed so that the legal construction and direction of the investigation are not only focused on the field perpetrators, but also on the intellectual actors or even those who finance it. “That is what we are pushing to the investigators and relevant law enforcement. We continue to coordinate and are very cooperative with the investigators,” he said. Previously, Metro Jaya Police had revealed two initial suspects in the acid attack case against Andrie. “At this time, we can inform that the two people we showed earlier from one Police data are one with initials BHC, and one with initials MAK,” said Director of Reskrimum Metro Jaya Police Commissioner Iman Imanuddin during a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday. However, Iman explained that based on the investigation results, it does not rule out the possibility that the perpetrators number more than four people, as per the initial information provided and based on statements from a number of witnesses who have been questioned, namely 15 witnesses.