Kontras Reveals Condition of Andrie Yunus Following Acid Attack
The head of Kontras’s Impunity Monitoring Division, Jane Rosalina, stated that Andrie Yunus, deputy coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), sustained approximately 24 per cent burns after being doused with acid by unknown assailants. Andrie underwent eye surgery at the Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central General Hospital (RSCM) in Central Jakarta.
Jane explained that the burns resulted from an inflammatory reaction caused by the corrosive liquid contacting the victim’s body. The most severe injuries were to the facial area, particularly the right eye, as well as both hands and the chest.
“Among the various injuries sustained, the most serious condition is to the right eye and is currently receiving specialist treatment from an ophthalmologist,” Jane told Tempo on Saturday, 14 March 2026.
According to Jane, given the severity of the injuries, the victim requires intensive care under sterile conditions to ensure optimal recovery. Consequently, Kontras appealed to the public to trust the medical professionals treating the victim.
“We fully respect the medical treatment process being conducted by the medical team and hospital staff,” said Jane.
She also hoped that society would provide space for the victim’s family to focus on accompanying the treatment and recovery process. Kontras urged the public to continue monitoring the legal process to ensure the case is thoroughly investigated.
“We hope the public can continue to monitor the legal process so that the perpetrators can be prosecuted in accordance with applicable regulations,” she said.
Andrie was attacked by two unidentified individuals on the evening of Thursday, 12 March 2026, at approximately 23:37 Western Indonesia Time on Jalan Salemba I Talang in Central Jakarta. He was travelling home after participating in a podcast recording at the office of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) with the topic “Remilitarisation and Judicial Review of the TNI Law”.
The assailants reportedly rode an automatic motorcycle and sprayed corrosive liquid towards the victim before fleeing.
Previously, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra suggested that the attack on Andrie displayed signs of organised planning.
According to Yusril, the pattern of attack indicated the possibility of deliberate coordination, meaning the investigation of the case should not stop at field-level perpetrators.
“The pattern of attack appears to be planned and organised, so the investigation of this incident must not stop at the executor level, but must also uncover the intellectual actors behind it,” said Yusril in a written statement on Friday, 13 March 2026.
He called on law enforcement authorities, particularly the Indonesian National Police (Polri), to thoroughly investigate the case until identifying those behind the assault.
“I call on law enforcement authorities, particularly Polri, to ensure a thorough investigation reaching the intellectual actors, not just the perpetrators of the attack in the field,” he said.
Yusril stated he had coordinated with investigators at the Metro Jaya Regional Police and the National Police Criminal Investigation Directorate, who are currently examining the case. To date, authorities have not provided public updates on the investigation’s progress.