Students Concerned for Andrie Yunus to Camp at TNI Military Police Headquarters
A coalition of students from various universities, united under the Kolektif Merpati, has scheduled a follow-up camping action as a show of solidarity in the case of the attempted premeditated murder of activist Andrie Yunus.
Kolektif Merpati spokesperson Alif Iman stated that the camping action in front of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) office is set to conclude on Sunday. However, if the TNI Military Police Centre (Puspom TNI) insists on trying the case in a military court, a similar action will continue.
“We have scheduled it at the nearest location, the Puspom TNI headquarters, to urge them to halt this non-transparent legal process,” Alif said when met by Tempo at the Komnas HAM office on Saturday, 11 April 2026.
Kolektif Merpati, he continued, is also inviting students and civil society in other regions to unite in building solidarity for Andrie’s case, particularly urging President Prabowo Subianto to immediately form a Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGPF) for this matter.
The TGPF, he said, is an important instrument in the legal process for Andrie’s case. This is because the legal process being carried out by the TNI is seen as lacking objectivity, transparency, and tending to perpetuate impunity for violence.
“This camping action is a peaceful demonstration representing our efforts to safeguard democracy, human rights, and human rights defenders from state-perpetrated violence,” he stated.
Since Saturday afternoon, Kolektif Merpati has been holding a hearing forum with Komnas HAM Commissioner Saurlin Pandapotan Siagian.
In the forum, Kolektif Merpati urged Komnas HAM to promptly finalise its recommendations, classify Andrie’s case as a gross human rights violation, and bring it to pro justitia investigation.
Saurlin said that in the hearing meeting with Kolektif Merah Putih, Komnas HAM had conveyed all developments in the steps taken, including examining Puspom TNI and seeking statements from experts.
However, he said, Komnas HAM is still facing obstacles in the process of examining four soldiers from the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) who are the perpetrators of the acid attack. This is because the letter addressed to the TNI Commander has not yet received a response.
In addition, he said, Komnas HAM is continuously striving to ensure that the legal process for Andrie’s case is not conducted through a military court. “Including the push to form an independent TGPF for this case,” Saurlin stated on Saturday.
Andrie was doused with corrosive chemical liquid on 12 March while passing through Jalan Salemba I-Talang, Central Jakarta. Medical records indicate that Andrie suffered burns over more than 20 percent of his body due to the attack.
On 3 April, Andrie Yunus wrote a letter of objection if his case were to be tried through the military court mechanism. He demanded that the case be tried through the general court mechanism.
According to the Deputy Coordinator of Kontras, the legal process through a military court has the potential not to deliver justice for the victim. Whoever the perpetrators are, whether civilians or military personnel, they must be tried through the general court.
Nevertheless, Andrie views the military court as often becoming a space for impunity for soldiers who commit legal and human rights violations.