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Four soldiers from the military's intelligence unit were detained after an acid attack severely burned activist Andrie Yunus, who criticized military influence, authorities said.
- On March 18, the Indonesian military detained four soldiers from the military intelligence unit suspected of links to an acid attack, holding them at a maximum-security facility in Jakarta.
- Andrie Yunus, deputy coordinator of KontraS, was attacked on March 12 and suffered burns to 20% of his face and body after finishing a podcast about the military's expanding role.
- Jakarta police released CCTV on March 18 showing two people with initials BHC and MAK as suspects, while analysis found four suspects on two scooters had followed Andrie before the assault; links between CCTV suspects and detained soldiers remain unclear.
- An internal inquiry found "some irregularities" and investigators are probing whether orders came from superiors; suspects will face military police investigation and a military trial with potential sentence up to seven years.
- Rights groups note growing military influence since President Prabowo Subianto took office last year amid unrest, while Alghifari Aqsa, lawyer for Yunus, urged an independent inquiry, saying 'We want authorities to find the masterminds and the people who fund this operation'.
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Police have indicated that the number of perpetrators of the acid attack on KontraS activist Andrie Yunus is higher than initially thought. The question is, when will the perpetrators be arrested?
Four Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldiers are suspected of being involved in the acid attack on KontraS Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus. Read on for the full details!
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