Kontras Highlights Discrepancy in Suspect Initials in Andrie Yunus Case
Head of the Impunity Monitoring Division of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), Jane Rosalina, has highlighted the differences in information provided by the police and the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) in handling the case of the alleged planned attempted murder of Andrie Yunus.
In a press conference on the same day, the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) released the initials of two attackers. However, the TNI Military Police Centre stated that it had arrested four soldiers from the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) suspected of being involved in the case.
“This difference indicates uncertainty in the legal process and the existing facts,” Jane told Tempo on Wednesday, 18 March 2026.
In the press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Polda Metro Jaya stated that the initials of the two attackers were BHC and MAK. The police also mentioned the possibility of more than four perpetrators.
Meanwhile, the TNI Military Police Centre stated that the initials of the four soldiers were NDP, SL, BWH, and ES. “The four suspects have been secured at the TNI Military Police Centre for further investigation to the prosecution level,” said Commander of the TNI Military Police Centre Major General Yusri Nuryanto in a press conference at TNI Headquarters on Wednesday.
With these differences, Jane said that Kontras and the civil society coalition are urging verification by independent institutions such as the National Human Rights Commission and the establishment of a Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGPF).
The aim is for the investigation or prosecution process to produce objective and comprehensive facts, including targeting not only field actors but also intellectual actors.
“We also urge the police to immediately summon and examine the BAIS Chief, the TNI Commander, and the Defence Minister to ensure who else was involved in the participation and assistance in the attack on Andrie,” Jane said.
Andrie Yunus was attacked by unknown persons while passing through Jalan Salemba I-Talang, Central Jakarta, on Thursday night, 12 March 2025.
The perpetrators attacked the human rights activist by splashing corrosive chemical liquid on several parts of his body, from arms, chest, face, to eyes.
Medical records state that Andrie suffered burns of more than 20 percent due to the splashing carried out by the perpetrators. The civil society coalition suspects that the attack on Andrie did not happen just like that, but is related to his activities.