Military Officer Resigns After Acid Attack on Activist

Senior Indonesian Military Officer Resigns After Acid Attack on Activist Opposing Military Expansion

An acid attack on activist Andrie Yunus, who opposes the militarys growing role in civilian life, has led to the resignation of a senior Indonesian military officer. Yunus, from the rights group KontraS, was hit by assailants on a motorcycle on March twelfth, suffering burns to twenty percent of his face and body. The militarys intelligence chief, Yudi Abrimantyo, stepped down to take responsibility, though he was not among the four officers arrested from his unit. The attack sparked outrage from civil society, the United Nations human rights chief, and groups like Amnesty International, who called it attempted murder. It happened right after Yunus recorded a podcast on military expansion. President Prabowo Subianto labeled it terrorism and promised a full probe with no impunity. Yunus remains in intensive care in Jakarta following surgery on his right eye and skin grafts. Rights advocates now push for an independent civilian investigation over a military one, amid worries about democratic backsliding in Indonesias military-civilian ties.

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