JAKARTA | INDATANEWS.COM ~ Families of state violence victims, Eva Meliani Br. Pasaribu and Lenny Damanik, organized a solidarity action in support of Andrie Yunus, deputy coordinator of KontraS, who survived an alleged acid attack attempt by military personnel (TNI). The demonstration called on the Constitutional Court to approve the Judicial Review of the TNI Law and Military Court regulations.
The event took place in front of the Constitutional Court building in Jakarta, coinciding with the hearing on the Judicial Review of the
TNI Law.
United Against Injustice
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Lenny Damanik lost his 15-year-old son MHS due to alleged abuse by TNI soldier Sertu Reza Pahlevi, who was sentenced to only ten months in prison. The case is currently under appeal at the Higher Military Court I in Medan.
CALL FOR FULL INVESTIGATION: Eva and Lenny stress that justice must extend to the intellectual perpetrators, not only the local offenders. (PHOTO: Doc.
LBH Medan)
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Andrie Yunus is facing. They insisted that violence and attempts to silence civil society work must not be tolerated.
"We demand not only moral support but also that law enforcement fully investigate the case up to the intellectual perpetrators, not just punish the local offenders," Eva said.
As petitioners of a Judicial Review on the
Military Court Law and witnesses in the material review of the
TNI Law, they emphasized that the acid attack on
Andrie Yunus must be tried in a civil court, not a military tribunal, citing military courts' history of opacity, lack of independence, and low victim-friendliness.
LBH Medan Calls for Full Investigation
Read Also: Deputy Coordinator of KontraS Jakarta Attacked with Acid Irvan Saputra, Director of
LBH Medan, described the attempted murder of
Andrie Yunus as a general criminal offense under Articles 459, 17, and 20 of the Criminal Code.
"The targeted acid attack to the face shows intent that could lead to death," he stated.
The Military Police (Puspom
TNI) has submitted the files and four suspects to the Military Prosecutor's Office II-07 in Jakarta, but additional involvement is suspected. A civil society investigation points to 16 potential participants, both civilian and military.
Irvan stressed that the case constitutes a human rights violation.
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Andrie Yunus is a constitutional obligation under Article 8 of the Human Rights Law," he explained.
JUDICIAL REVIEW PETITIONERS: Eva Meliani Br. Pasaribu and Lenny Damanik are petitioners of the Judicial Review on the Military Court Law and witnesses in the material review of the TNI Law at the Constitutional Court. (PHOTO: Doc. LBH Medan)
Demands from LBH Medan and Human Rights Groups
Read Also: Families of Alleged TNI Victims Demand Military Justice Reform in Parliament LBH Medan has called for:
The Andrie Yunus case to be tried in a civil court, not a military court.The formation of an independent joint investigation team by President Prabowo to probe the attempted murder.Recognition of the attempted murder of Andrie as a serious human rights violation by the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM).Protection for Andrie Yunus, his family, and associates through the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK).Approval of the Judicial Review on the TNI Law and Military Court Law by the Constitutional Court to ensure justice for the Indonesian people.
Irvan, representing Eva and Lenny, urged the state to guarantee protection for human rights defenders and to implement justice for
Andrie Yunus as a concrete commitment rather than empty words.
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