Military Court Dismisses Two TNI Intelligence Officers for Acid Attack

A military court in Jakarta has sentenced two members of the Indonesian National Army's Strategic Intelligence Agency (Bais TNI) to dismissal from service for their involvement in an acid attack. The court found them guilty of premeditated assault causing severe injury.

Presiding Judge Colonel Chk Fredy Ferdian stated that the defendants were proven to have committed the crime. Sergeant Dua Edi Sudarko received a three-year prison sentence, with a reduction for time already served. In addition to his jail term, Edi was dismissed from military service. Lieutenant Satu Budhi Hariyanto Widhi was sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment, also with the additional punishment of dismissal.

The court handed down prison sentences of two years to Captain Nandala Dwi Prasetyo and one year and six months to Lieutenant Satu Sami Lakka. Unlike Edi and Budhi, Nandala and Sami were not dismissed from military service. All four defendants were found to have violated Article 467 of the Criminal Code concerning assault, in conjunction with Article 20(c) of the Criminal Code.