PDIP: Adjustments to Military Justice Rules Must Face Pressure from All Parties

Member of the House of Representatives’ Commission I, TB Hasanuddin, has spoken out on the need for adjustments to military justice rules in the TNI Bill. TB Hasanuddin stated that there must be pressure from all parties to make those adjustments.

“If in my view, there must be pressure, there must be understanding from all parties,” said TB Hasanuddin at the PDIP Party School in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, on Saturday (18/4/2026).

The PDIP politician hopes that the trial of the acid attack case against kontraS activist Andrie Yunus will remain open and jointly monitored even if held in a military court. This is to ensure the case is thoroughly uncovered.

“First, we will see when the court is held. And personally, I hope that even though it is a military court, it is opened openly and transparently so that the public can contribute in the best way to achieve justice as best as possible,” he said.

TB Hasanuddin also responded to Andrie’s letter to President Prabowo Subianto regarding his rejection of resolving his case in a military court. According to him, like it or not, there has been no revision to military justice to date.

“Like this, whether you like it or not, currently military justice has not been changed or revised. Although the TNI Law has been revised, the mandate to change the law or military justice has not been implemented. Therefore, all actions by soldiers, whether semi-military, military, or civilian, are still handled in military courts,” said TB Hasanuddin.

He hopes for a revision of the TNI Law, particularly regarding military justice. However, until the revision is carried out, all parties must follow the existing provisions.

“Like this, going forward in my view, with much experience and many things, it would be best to ratify or revise the TNI Law, especially military justice. So that TNI soldiers who commit civilian criminal acts should be handled in civilian courts. For military matters, in military courts. That’s it,” said TB Hasanuddin.

“But right now, what can we do? As long as the law has not been changed, we must obey and follow the military court. That’s it,” he added.

For information, the case file for the acid attack has been officially handed over from the Military Prosecutor’s Office II-07 Jakarta to the Military Court II-08 Jakarta. In addition to submitting the case file, the prosecutor also handed over evidence including one tumbler glass, one pair of glasses, one white T-shirt, one pair of shoes, one pair of long trousers, one shirt, one black helmet and foam, one flash disk containing video, one used battery bottle, and one bottle of rust cleaner residue.

Head of the Military Court II-08 Jakarta, Colonel Fredy Ferdian Isnartanto, revealed that the four TNI members involved are now officially defendants. The four are known to be members of the TNI Denma Bais from the Navy (AL) and Air Force (AU) branches. The first hearing of the case will be held on Wednesday (29/4).

“From those four people are Captain NDP, then First Lieutenant BHW, then First Lieutenant SL, and Second Sergeant ES. One non-commissioned officer, three officers,” he explained.