"The attack unfolded on March 12, when activist Andrie Yunus, a deputy coordinator with the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), was riding a motorbike in Jakarta. Two men on another motorbike doused him with acid."
"Andrie, 27, received burns across more than 20 percent of his face and body and was blinded in one eye, according to military prosecutor Mohammad Iswadi."
"Iswadi said the group was angered over Andrie's activism, but was not working on official orders. At the time of the attack, Andrie had just finished recording a podcast, criticising what he describes as the militarisation of the Indonesian government."
Four Indonesian soldiers have been charged with serious meditated assault in a military court for an acid attack on activist Andrie Yunus. The attack occurred on March 12, when Yunus was targeted while riding a motorbike in Jakarta. He suffered severe burns and was blinded in one eye. The defendants, who are represented by military-appointed lawyers, did not dispute the indictment. The group was reportedly angered by Yunus's activism against the military's role in government, although they acted independently without official orders.
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