Police Request Public Reports to Acid Attack Hotline Complaint Post for Andrie Case
Jakarta Metro Police (Polda Metro Jaya) have established a complaint post to receive information from the public regarding the acid attack on Andrie Yunus, Deputy Coordinator of KontraS (Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence).
Head of Public Relations at Polda Metro Jaya, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, stated that the establishment of the post follows an order from National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo.
Budi encouraged the public not to hesitate in providing information through the post, assuring full protection and confidentiality of the identity of anyone contributing to the investigation of this case.
“To all witnesses who have heard, seen, known about, or directly experienced this incident, we urge you to provide information to us. We guarantee full protection and security assurances for every witness who assists in this investigation,” he stated on Sunday, 15 March.
In addition to face-to-face reporting, Budi said police have established an expedited channel through the 110 Call Centre and a hotline number 0812-8559-9191 which can be contacted at any time by the public.
Budi noted that police are currently working with extra effort in the field, with the primary focus on identifying the perpetrators and apprehending those behind the attack that damaged democracy.
“The Metro Jakarta Police Chief has given special attention to make this incident of caustic liquid assault against this activist colleague a top priority. We are conducting in-depth analysis based on criminal science methodology,” he said.
“Let us give space to the joint team from Central Jakarta Metro Police and the Criminal Investigation Directorate of Polda Metro Jaya to work quickly to uncover and apprehend the perpetrators,” he added.
Furthermore, Budi emphasised that Polda Metro Jaya remains committed to acting professionally, proportionally, and accountably at every stage of case handling.
“The handling of this case is concrete evidence of the police presence in providing protection to every citizen, including activists, to ensure that public order and law remain conducive and orderly,” he concluded.
Previously, Deputy Coordinator of KontraS (Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence) Andrie Yunus was attacked with acid in central Jakarta on Thursday evening, 12 March.
KontraS Coordinator Dimas Bagus Arya reported that the incident occurred after Andrie Yunus attended a podcast event titled “Remilitarisation and Judicial Review in Indonesia” at the office of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), around 11:00 PM.
“He experienced an acid attack by an unknown assailant which resulted in serious injuries across his body, particularly on both hands, face, chest, and eye area,” he stated in a written statement on Friday, 13 March.
Following the attack, Andrie was immediately taken to hospital for medical treatment. Examination results showed Andrie sustained burn injuries covering 24 per cent of his body.
Dimas also revealed characteristics of the first suspected perpetrator, who wore a white-blue combination t-shirt, dark trousers believed to be jeans, and a black helmet.
The second perpetrator, who was a passenger, wore a face covering or mask resembling a black ‘buff’ that covered half of the face, dark blue t-shirt, and blue trousers folded to appear shorter, suspected to be denim material.