PDIP Legislator Urges Prabowo to Form Joint Fact-Finding Team in Andrie Yunus Case
Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Commission XIII, Andreas Hugo Pareira, views the planned attempted murder case against Andrie Yunus as more than just a criminal incident. This case constitutes a human rights (HAM) violation.
Therefore, he urges President Prabowo Subianto to form an independent Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGPF) to thoroughly investigate and ensure the legal process proceeds transparently, objectively, and accountably.
“This incident will only be fully uncovered if President Prabowo follows through on his statement by ordering the formation of a TGPF,” Andreas told Tempo on Thursday, 2 April 2026.
He explained that forming an independent TGPF is crucial in handling the Andrie case. This is because, three weeks after the acid splashing incident, the legal process in the police and TNI appears to be dragging.
The police, he said, although they have identified the perpetrators, have instead handed over the legal process to the Military Police Centre. On the TNI Puspom side, the four Strategic Intelligence Agency soldiers who are the perpetrators have indeed been stated as detained.
“However, the faces of the perpetrators have not yet been shown to the public. It is not surprising if the public suspects an escape scenario,” said this PDIP politician.
Nevertheless, he continued, the formation of an independent TGPF is also in line with Prabowo’s statement when answering a question from Narasi TV founder Najwa Shihab in a dialogue held in mid-March in Hambalang, Bogor Regency.
In that dialogue, the Head of State assessed the acid splashing case against Andrie as terrorism—a barbaric act that must be investigated to find out who ordered it, including who funded it.
The President, Andreas said, also guaranteed that he would not protect if this case is linked to state apparatus. “This means the President wants this investigation not only to reach the field perpetrators, but also the intellectual authors,” he stated.
Calls to form an independent TGPF in the Andrie case have also been made by professors, academics, and civil society organisations through a petition.
One of the petition signatories, Al Araf, said that without the formation of an independent TGPF, the case disclosure process could be held hostage by certain political or institutional interests.
“Thus, true justice for the victim will not be achieved,” said Al Araf.
Now, the handling of the Andrie case will be carried out by the TNI Puspom after the police handed it over. Al Araf is concerned that the legal process will not target the intellectual authors given the high potential for conflicts of interest.
“There is no reason for compromise. There must be a team free from influences of interests and of integrity to identify all actors, including the chain of command,” said the lecturer at Brawijaya University.
Meanwhile, a different opinion was expressed by Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Ahmad Sahroni. He said that handling the Andrie case does not require the formation of a TGPF because the legal process has been handed over to the TNI Puspom.
“If it has now been handed over, the rest is with the TNI. A TGPF is no longer needed,” said the NasDem politician at the DPR, MPR, and DPD Complex on Wednesday, 1 April 2026.
Andrie Yunus was splashed with a chemical liquid on 12 March while passing through Jalan Salemba I-Talang, Central Jakarta. Medical records state that the Kontras Deputy Coordinator suffered burns over 20 percent due to this attack.
RSCM Legal Manager and Public Relations, Yoga Nara, said that in the next week, Andrie will undergo further skin grafting to replace dead skin areas on the back of his neck.
In addition, Yoga recounted that Andrie had just undergone his third right eye surgery on 28 March 2026. During the surgery, the corneal surface was found to be increasingly thinning and there was a leak in the eyeball wall.