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Four Indonesian soldiers to stand trial for acid attack on activist
April 29, 2026
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Four Indonesian soldiers are due to stand trial in Jakarta over an acid attack on prominent activist Andrie Yunus, who suffered severe burns to a quarter of his body. The assault occurred after Yunus had recorded a podcast criticising the military's growing influence in Indonesian society. An investigation linked the four soldiers to the attack, but activists accuse the armed forces of a wider campaign to intimidate critics and say trying the case in a military court lacks transparency.
Rights groups have called on President Prabowo Subianto, a retired general, to launch an independent investigation. Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Indonesia #IndoneciaAcidAttacks #Jakarta #AndrieYunus #KontraS #HumanRights #PressFreedom #MilitaryInfluence #FreeSpeech #Activism #Justice #Prabowo #Democracy #Accountability
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