Indonesia jails four military officers for acid attack on rights activist
Key takeaways
- Prosecutors argued in court that the soldiers were motivated by anger over Andrie Yunus’s activism.
- One defendant was sentenced to three years in jail, a second to 2.5 years, the third to two years and the fourth to 1.5 years, the judge said on Wednesday.
- Yunus, 27, was attacked on March 12 while he was riding a motorbike in the capital.
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Prosecutors argued in court that the soldiers were motivated by anger over Andrie Yunus’s activism.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Indonesian military personnel Sami Lakka, Nandala Dwi Prasetya, Budhi Hariyanto Widhi Cahyono and Edi Sudarko, who were charged over an acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus, arrive for their verdicts at the military court in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 10, 2026 [Willy Kurniawan/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 10 Jun 202610 Jun 2026An Indonesian military court has sentenced four officers for their involvement in an acid attack on an activist known for campaigning against the growing role of the army.
One defendant was sentenced to three years in jail, a second to 2.5 years, the third to two years and the fourth to 1.5 years, the judge said on Wednesday.