Marking 30 Days of Andrie Case, Coalition Urges Formation of Independent TGPF
The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has urged the establishment of an independent Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGPF) in the investigation of the planned attempted murder of Andrie Yunus.
The representative of the coalition, Hema, stated that the pouring of acid on Andrie is not merely an attack on an individual, but an assault on the politics of young people determined to uphold democracy in Indonesia.
“Andrie deserves justice and the truth about the crime committed against him,” Hema said on Jalan Salemba I-Talang, Central Jakarta, on Sunday, 12 April 2026.
The formation of an independent TGPF in this case, she said, is urgently needed not only to capture the field perpetrators but also to uncover the intellectual authors behind this barbaric incident.
From the coalition’s investigation, she continued, Andrie was followed until he was doused with acid at a location not far from the spaces that have long been areas for the coalition to gather and discuss.
“The fact that the attack occurred in spaces so close to our lives shows this is terror directly aimed at young people,” Hema stated.
Previously, member of the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD), Afif Abdul Qoyum, also urged the government to form an independent TGPF in the Andrie case.
He said the government cannot ignore the demand to form an independent TGPF by proposing the involvement of professionals as ad hoc judges in the Andrie case trial.
Afif explained that the proposal for ad hoc judges and the demand for an independent TGPF in the Andrie case are two different things. If the government seeks to maintain public trust and the honour of the law, it should take steps to form a TGPF and bring this case to a general court.
According to Afif, forming a TGPF is far more urgent than Gibran’s proposal. Because, referring to statements from the Military Police Centre and the police, particularly regarding the number of perpetrators, the information provided is inconsistent with the coalition.
The coalition suspects there were 16 perpetrators in the acid pouring against Andrie. However, the TNI Military Police Centre only stated there were 4 perpetrators from the TNI Strategic Intelligence Agency Detachment. The case files and evidence for the four perpetrators have been handed over to the Military Prosecutor 07-II Jakarta.
“If even in that context the clues and information we provided are ignored, then what guarantee is there that ad hoc judges in a military court can act comprehensively?” Afif said on Saturday, 11 April 2026.
Meanwhile, Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka proposed involving professionals as ad hoc judges in the legal process of the Andrie case as a manifestation of the government’s commitment to strengthening the judicial system to achieve the principle of justice.
“The direct involvement of professionals with strong track records and integrity as ad hoc judges in the acid pouring trial against Andrie Yunus is important,” said the former Mayor of Solo in a written statement on Thursday, 9 April 2026.
On 8 April, State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi said the government would first coordinate in responding to the demand for forming an independent TGPF.
Andrie Yunus was doused with corrosive chemical liquid on 12 March while passing through Jalan Salemba I-Talang, Central Jakarta. Medical records state he suffered burns over more than 20 percent due to the attack carried out by TNI BAIS soldiers.