Military Court Dismisses Two TNI Soldiers Over Acid Attack on Andrie Yunus

A military court in Jakarta has ordered the dismissal of two Indonesian soldiers for their role in a premeditated acid attack against activist Andrie Yunus. The ruling comes after a panel of judges at Military Court II-08 Jakarta found four members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Strategic Intelligence Agency (Bais TNI) guilty of complicity in the assault.

Sergeant Edi Sudarko was sentenced to three years in prison, with an additional punishment of dismissal from military service. First Lieutenant Budhi Hariyanto Widhi received a sentence of two years and six months, also including dismissal from service. The judges stated that the defendants were proven beyond reasonable doubt to have committed a criminal act resulting in serious injury.

Captain Nandala Dwi Prasetyo was sentenced to two years in prison, and First Lieutenant Sami Lakka received one year and six months. However, the panel of judges did not impose the additional punishment of dismissal from military service on Nandala and Sami.

All four defendants were found to have violated laws related to premeditated assault. The verdict was delivered on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. This case has drawn attention from civil society coalitions and UN experts, who have previously called for revisions to the military justice system, arguing it can foster impunity.

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The defendants have been proven beyond reasonable doubt to be guilty of committing a criminal act as charged, namely being complicit in premeditated assault resulting in serious injury.