Verdict hearing for Andrie Yunus acid attack case scheduled for 10 June
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The reading of the judges’ verdict regarding the alleged assault on the Vice Coordinator of KontraS, Andram Yunus, which involves four members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) as defendants, will be held on Wednesday, 10 June.
Presiding Judge Colonel Fredy Ferdian Isnartanto stated that the schedule was agreed upon following the reading of the indictment, which will be followed by the plea (defence note), replication (response to the defence), and rejoinder (response to the replication).
“It was agreed yesterday that the verdict hearing will be held on 10 June 2026, and the plea hearing will take place tomorrow, 4 June 2026,” the Presiding Judge stated during the indictment reading at the Military Court II-08 Jakarta on Wednesday.
The four defendants are Sergeant Edi Sudarko, First Lieutenant Budhi Hariyanto Widhi, Captain Nandala Dwi Prasetya, and Lieutenant Sami Lakka.
The Presiding Judge noted that defences may be presented individually by each defendant alongside their legal counsel.
Regarding the case, the four TNI personnel have been sentenced to a prison term of two years and six months (2.5 years) each. The Military Prosecutor believes the defendants are proven guilty of committing a criminal offence, specifically participating in premeditated assault resulting in serious injury.
In this case, the four TNI personnel are accused of splashing acid on Andrie with the intention of providing a ‘lesson’ and a ‘deterrent effect’ to prevent him from disparaging the TNI institution.
The defendants’ grievances stemmed from Andrie’s actions, which they perceived as insulting the TNI institution. This includes an incident on 16 March 2025, when the activist from the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) forcibly entered and interrupted a meeting regarding the revision of the TNI Law in Jakarta.
Other factors that angered the defendants included Andrie’s lawsuit against the TNI Law in the Constitutional Court, his allegations that the TNI intimidated or terrorised the KontraS office, his claims that the TNI was behind the riots in late August 2025, and his active promotion of anti-militarism narratives.
Consequently, the actions of the TNI personnel, who allegedly planned the acid attack on Andrie knowing the chemical liquid could cause severe burns, were deemed inappropriate for members of the TNI. For their actions, the four defendants face criminal penalties under Article 469 paragraph (1), or Article 468 paragraph (1), or Article 467 paragraph (1) in conjunction with paragraph (2) of Article 20 letter C of the National Criminal Code (KUHP).