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Court Orders Police to Reinvestigate Acid Attack Case Against Activist
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Court Orders Police to Reinvestigate Acid Attack Case Against Activist

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A South Jakarta District Court judge partially granted a pre-trial motion related to the alleged assault of activist Andrie Yunus.
  • The judge ordered the Jakarta Metropolitan Police to continue investigating the case of the acid attack.
  • The pre-trial motion was filed because the police investigation was considered stalled.

A judge at the South Jakarta District Court has ordered the Jakarta Metropolitan Police to resume their investigation into the alleged acid attack on activist Andrie Yunus. The ruling partially granted a pre-trial motion filed by the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD).

Granting the applicant's motion in part.

— Judge SuparnaAnnouncing the court's decision on the pre-trial motion.

Presiding judge Suparna stated that the police must continue the legal process concerning police report number LP/A/222/III/2036/Satreskrim/Restro Jakpus/Polda Metro Jaya, dated March 13, 2026. The pre-trial motion was initiated because TAUD argued that the investigation by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police had reached a dead end.

Ordering the respondent to continue the legal process for police report number LP/A/222/III/2036/Satreskrim/Restro Jakpus/Polda Metro Jaya dated March 13, 2026.

— Judge SuparnaSpecifying the police action required by the court's order.

Alif Fauzi Nurwidiastomo, head of advocacy at LBH Jakarta, explained that the motion named the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Chief and the Director of General Criminal Investigation as respondents. The police had previously investigated the case under a Model A report but halted proceedings when they transferred the case to the TNI Military Police Center.

Rejecting the applicant's motion for other matters.

— Judge SuparnaClarifying the scope of the court's ruling.

Currently, two reports concerning the acid attack on Andrie Yunus are active. The first is the Model A report filed by the police shortly after the incident. The second is a Model B report filed by TAUD with the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim), which was subsequently transferred to the Jakarta Metropolitan Police. Separately, a trial is underway in the Military Court II-08 Jakarta against four defendants in connection with the case.

In this motion, we name the Kapolda Metro Jaya and the Director of General Criminal Investigation of the Polda Metro Jaya as Respondents.

— Alif Fauzi NurwidiastomoExplaining the parties involved in the pre-trial motion.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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