Stuck at Metro Police, Andrie Yunus Acid Attack Case Urged to be Handled by National Police Criminal Investigation or TGPF

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - It has been two weeks since Andrie Yunus, an activist from the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), became a victim of an acid attack. The irony that has now become fact is that the perpetrators of the acid attack are four active members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) from the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS). Their initials are Captain NDP, Lieutenant SL, Lieutenant BHW, and Sergeant ES. These initials were revealed on 18 March 2026. Two weeks later, the status of the perpetrators, who are said to be detained in a super maximum security facility, remains unknown. The case has ground to a halt, with the latest investigation unclear even though 12 days have passed since the perpetrators’ initials were revealed. Requests for information with approximately 15 questions have yielded no clarity that can be disclosed to the public. Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission of Indonesia (Komnas HAM RI), Saurlin Siagian, stated that they still need data, particularly from the TNI side, to complete the monitoring of the case. “We will continue to monitor this case and in the near future we will summon the TNI parties,” he explained. There is no new information regarding the investigation into the Andrie Yunus acid attack case. The perpetrators are still referred to with the term “alleged suspects,” and the motive remains unclear and is still being explored. Amid the uncertainty of the investigation conducted both at Metro Police and the TNI Military Police Centre (Puspom), Member of Komnas HAM RI Amruddin Al Rahab is urging a transfer in handling. This case is deemed too heavy for Metro Jaya Police to handle, so nearly two weeks since the latest news, there has been no progress that the public can hear. He outlined three reasons why this case must be transferred to Bareskrim Polri.