Political News Roundup: Andrie Yunus's Condition and Inclusive Healthcare Services

Jakarta — Various political events occurred on Monday, 16 March, ranging from Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) updates on activist Andrie Yunus’s condition to the Minister of Administrative Reform emphasising inclusive health services during the Lebaran holiday period.

Minister of Administrative Reform Rini Widyantini reminded authorities that public health services during the religious holiday season must guarantee inclusive and vulnerable group-friendly services.

The Head of KontraS’s Impunity Monitoring Division, Jane Rosalina, reported that Andrie Yunus, who was attacked with corrosive liquid on the evening of Thursday, 12 March, is undergoing intensive recovery in the High Care Unit (HCU) at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Central Jakarta.

President Prabowo Subianto affirmed the strategic importance of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme in strengthening grassroots economic growth.

Several political party factions in the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) have expressed support for President Prabowo Subianto’s option to reduce the salaries of officials, particularly cabinet members and DPR members, as a precautionary measure against the impact of the global crisis.

The DPR’s Commission III stated that the corrosive liquid attack on activist Andrie Yunus, Vice Coordinator of KontraS, constitutes a form of resistance against the commitments of the Prabowo Subianto administration.