TNI Sends Letter to LPSK Requesting Permission to Examine Andrie Yunus

Jakarta, VIVA – The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) has sent a letter to the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) to examine Andrie Yunus, an activist from KontraS and a victim of an acid attack. The examination of Andrie Yunus as a victim witness is being conducted as part of the investigation process by the TNI Military Police Centre (Puspom). TNI’s Head of Information Centre, Major General Aulia Dwi Nasrullah, in a press statement received in Jakarta on Tuesday, explained that initially, investigators intended to examine Andrie Yunus on Thursday, 19 March, but the doctor did not permit it due to Andrie Yunus’s health reasons. “Subsequently, on 25 March 2026, Puspom TNI received a letter from the LPSK Chairman stating that victim witness AY is under LPSK protection,” Aulia said. “The Puspom TNI Commander has sent a letter to the LPSK Chairman regarding the request to obtain information from victim witness AY,” he added. However, the Head of Information did not provide further details on whether the request has been granted by LPSK. With the examination of Andrie Yunus, the Head of Information believes the investigation process at Puspom TNI will proceed quickly and optimally. TNI has upgraded the status of four soldiers suspected of involvement in the acid attack on KontraS activist Andrie Yunus from previously alleged perpetrators to suspects. The four suspects are members of the TNI Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS), namely Captain NDP, First Lieutenant SL, First Lieutenant BHW, and Second Sergeant ES. “The four perpetrators have been designated as suspects and are undergoing detention at a military detention facility,” Aulia stated in the press release. Aulia continued that the four suspects have been detained since 18 March 2026 and remain under strict supervision by the Pomdam Jaya Guntur authorities. To date, investigators from Puspom TNI are still working to gather statements by examining several witnesses.