Dismissal of Two TNI Soldiers over Andrie Yunus Acid Attack Annulled
The panel of judges at the Jakarta High Military Court II-06 changed the verdict against the two executors of the acid attack on Andrie Yunus.
Jakarta High Military Court II-06 has accepted the appeal filed by four Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Intelligence Body members regarding the case of splashing acid on activist Andrie Yunus. The decision, issued on August 20, 2026, alters some of the previous verdicts and annuls the dismissal of Sergeant Edi Sudarko and First Lieutenant Budhi Hariyanto Widhi from military service.
Their prison sentences were also reduced; Edi's decreased from three years to two years and six months, and Budhi's decreased from two years and six months to two years. Meanwhile, the verdict against the third and fourth defendants, Captain Nandala Dwi Prasetyo and First Lieutenant Sami Lakka, remains unchanged. The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD), Andrie Yunus' legal representative, criticized the verdict for its ambiguity regarding the possibility of additional punishment and its failure to consider the victims' perspective.
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