Trial in Andrie Yunus Case to Be Held Openly in Military Court Without Ad Hoc Judges
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Head of the Military Court II-08 Jakarta, Colonel Chk Fredy Ferdian Isnartanto, has assured that the trial for the acid attack case against the Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), Andrie Yunus, will be held openly without involving ad hoc judges.
“The panel has not been appointed yet, because the procedure requires me to examine the file, to review and check whether the file meets the formal and material requirements. If it does, it will be registered,” said Fredy at the Military Court II-08 Jakarta on Thursday (16/4/2026).
“Once registered, I will appoint the judges, and the appointment of judges will be in the form of a determination. So, the determination of judges and all of them will be career judges, military judges. So, not ad hoc judges,” he continued.
“It has all been entered into that. If it were to go to civilian court, it would be the wrong channel. The channel is wrong. Because the current legitimate channel is the military court,” said Fredy.
He explained that the trial is being conducted in the military court because the defendants are TNI soldiers who are the legal subjects in this case.
This case involves four TNI BAIS soldiers, namely Captain Nandala Dwi Prasetia (NDP), Lieutenant Sami Lakka (SL), Lieutenant Budhi Hariyanto Widhi (BHW), and Sergeant Edi Sudarko (ES).
“Are the subjects military? If we look at the four defendants, they are military, so it falls under the subject matter. Absolute jurisdiction applies. For relative jurisdiction, is the locus in Jakarta? As friends know from yesterday, the locus is around Cipto Hospital, yes, Salemba with Cipto Hospital, that falls in Jakarta,” explained Fredy.
“Then, from their unit, does their unit fall under the jurisdiction of the Jakarta Military Court? It turns out it does fall under our legal jurisdiction. Therefore, both absolute and relative jurisdiction apply,” he stated.
Previously, the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Gibran Rakabuming, had proposed involving ad hoc judges from professional circles in the trial of the acid attack case against KontraS Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus.
Gibran emphasised that the government under the leadership of President Prabowo Subianto is committed to strengthening the judicial system to make it fairer and more trusted.
Gibran also wanted justice not only to be enforced but also to be believed by the public.
“Justice must be present tangibly in the midst of society, and the legal process must run honestly, openly, and accountably,” he added.
The acid attack incident on Andrie Yunus occurred on Thursday night (12/3/2026).