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Andrie Yunus Undergoes Multiple Operations With Severely Limited Vision

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Andrie Yunus, a KontraS deputy external coordinator, continues intensive medical treatment after an acid attack that caused severe eye damage and burns across one-fifth of his body.
  • His vision remains limited to detecting light, while doctors plan further corneal, plastic and skin-reconstruction operations.
  • The update came as civil society groups held a rally outside Indonesia’s Supreme Court over an appeal ruling that reduced penalties for two defendants.

Andrie Yunus can currently see only light as he continues a long series of operations following an acid attack, according to Jane Rosalina of the Team for Advocacy for Democracy, or TAUD.

Yunus suffered serious damage to his eyes in September and burns across one-fifth of his body. His eyes remain covered while he receives intensive medical treatment ahead of major surgery, including an operation on the damaged cornea.

His recovery also involves repeated treatment for burns and damaged skin. Yunus has already undergone three eye operations and four plastic-surgery procedures. Scarring and skin contractures remain on the right side of his body, while doctors also plan further plastic surgery on his neck and other affected areas.

He can still see light. Until the operation is finally carried out, we do not yet know what the process will be like.

· Jane RosalinaShe described Yunus’s severely limited vision while he awaits major eye surgery.

He continues to wear a pressure garment because the acid-damaged skin could sag or tighten without it, Rosalina said. Doctors will only begin aesthetic treatment to restore the surface of the skin and scars once the wounds have dried and can be treated.

TAUD and several related organizations provided the update during a public rally outside the Supreme Court on Monday over the appellate ruling in Yunus’s case. The High Military Court II in Jakarta had removed dismissal sanctions and reduced the prison sentences of two defendants convicted in the attack. The assault occurred on March 12, 2026, while Yunus was pursuing a challenge to Indonesia’s Military Court Law and TNI Law at the Constitutional Court.

He has already had three eye operations and four plastic-surgery procedures, seven in total.

· Jane RosalinaShe summarized the operations Yunus has undergone since the attack.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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