TNI Member Involved in Andrie Yunus Acid Attack Reminded That Legal Process Must Be Transparent

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - A member of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction, Yulius Setiarto, has urged that the legal process in the case of the acid attack on Andrie Yunus, Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (Kontras), be conducted transparently.

In particular, as the four perpetrators in the acid attack case come from the TNI institution.

“The legal process must be transparent and open to public oversight. Every stage of handling the case must be clearly communicated so that the public knows that the legal process is running objectively and accountably,” Yulius stressed in his statement on Friday (20/3/2026).

Articles 170 to 172 of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) regulate the mechanism for handling interconnected cases, namely criminal acts involving legal subjects from the general or civil judiciary and the military judiciary jointly.

He emphasised that the interconnected case mechanism must be applied firmly in this case, especially since the main point of loss in this matter lies in the civil domain.

According to him, based on the new KUHAP mechanism, this case should be tried in the general court.

“Law enforcement must not stop at the field perpetrators. This case must be investigated up to the intellectual actors, including who gave the orders and how the chain of command worked,” Yulius said.

This PDI-P politician assessed that the heinous act against Andrie cannot be viewed merely as an initiative or personal motive of the field perpetrators.

He then highlighted Andrie Yunus’s track record of being vocal and critical towards the TNI institution, information about a series of terror incidents, and surveillance he experienced before the incident.

As part of carrying out Parliament’s oversight function, Yulius believes that Commission I of the House of Representatives needs to immediately hear explanations from the relevant institutions.

For Yulius, the thorough handling of this case will become a very important test for the state’s commitment to upholding the supremacy of law as well as protecting civil freedoms in Indonesia.

“The state must not lose to acts of thuggery carried out by its own apparatus, and this terror incident by rogue state apparatus must be ensured not to recur in the future,” Yulius said.