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Four TNI members appeal sentences in activist acid attack case

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Four Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) members have appealed their prison sentences for orchestrating an acid attack on activist Andrie Yunus.
  • The military court handed down sentences ranging from 1.5 to 3 years, but the appeals mean the verdicts are not yet final.
  • The military prosecutor did not file a counter-appeal, and the sentences differ from the original prosecution demands.

Four soldiers from Indonesia's National Armed Forces (TNI) have appealed their prison sentences following their conviction for orchestrating an acid attack on activist Andrie Yunus. The Jakarta II-08 Military Court had sentenced the four members of the TNI's Strategic Intelligence Agency (Bais) to terms ranging from 1.5 to three years.

The defense counsel [filed] a legal remedy.

— Endah WulandariSpokesperson for the Jakarta II-08 Military Court, confirming the appeal.

The appeals were lodged on June 10, 2026, the same day the verdict was delivered. According to Jakarta II-08 Military Court spokesperson Endah Wulandari, the defense counsel filed the legal remedy. The military prosecutor, however, chose not to file a counter-appeal, meaning the sentences are not yet final.

The convicted soldiers are Second Sergeant Edi Sudarko, First Lieutenant Budhi Hariyanto Widhi, Captain Nandala Dwi Prasetyo, and First Lieutenant Sami Lakka. The court found them guilty of violating laws related to the criminal code and military disciplinary regulations.

An appeal was declared following the court's decision.

— Endah WulandariExplaining the procedural step after the verdict.

Chief of the Panel of Judges Colonel Chk Fredy Ferdian sentenced Sudarko to three years, Widhi to two years and six months, Prasetyo to two years, and Lakka to one year and six months. These sentences were lighter than the two years and six months initially sought by the military prosecutor for all four defendants. In addition to imprisonment, Sudarko and Widhi face dismissal from military service.

To sentence Defendant I to a base prison term of three years.

— Colonel Chk Fredy FerdianReading the verdict for Second Sergeant Edi Sudarko.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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