Parliament Deemed to Have Two Options to Probe Acid Attack Case on KontraS Activist
Parliament is deemed not to need a new mechanism to delve into the case of the acid splashing, allegedly involving caustic liquid, against KontraS activist Andrie Yunus. This follows revelations of the suspected involvement of four members of the Headquarters Detachment of the Strategic Intelligence Agency (Denma BAIS) of the TNI in the matter.
According to intelligence observer Prof Muradi, the DPR, especially Commission I, can summon relevant parties within the national intelligence sphere. He emphasised that Commission I of the DPR, through Sub-Commission I on Intelligence, has full authority to do so.
Furthermore, the academic from Padjadjaran University explained that Sub-Commission I on Intelligence of Commission I of the DPR has two summoning options: confrontation and separate summons, against the relevant parties.
“They can be confronted directly in a closed meeting, or called one by one. It’s just a matter of scheme, and the DPR should understand the mechanism,” said Prof Muradi to Republika on Monday (23/3/2026).
He explained that confrontation does not have to be interpreted as bringing together many parties at once. The DPR can start by summoning one key actor to test their role and responsibility, particularly in the context of intelligence coordination.
In this case, Muradi elaborated, Commission I of the DPR can summon the Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) to question how far BIN has carried out its function of coordinating state intelligence with various other intelligence elements.
According to Law No. 17 of 2011 on State Intelligence, one of BIN’s functions is to carry out the coordination of state intelligence. The organisers of state intelligence are not only BIN, but also TNI Intelligence, Polri Intelligence, Attorney General’s Office Intelligence, and intelligence from ministries/government non-ministerial institutions.
“Because so far, I note that post-New Order, deviant practices were carried out not by BIN, but by the intelligence community. With the current Intelligence Law, BIN’s function is increasingly strategic, not technical,” Muradi clarified.
Meanwhile, the second option that Sub-Commission on Intelligence of Commission I of the DPR can take is separate summoning. In this case, the DPR can first gather information from one party, then test and compare it with statements from other parties in a different forum. This scheme is deemed effective for tracing the flow of coordination and possible deviations.