Col. Fredy Ferdian Isnartanto, leading the panel of judges in the trial over the acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus, reads the verdicts for Indonesian Military (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) personnel Sami Lakka, Nandala Dwi Prasetya, Budhi Hariyanto Widhi Cahyono and Edi Sudarko at the Jakarta Military Court on June 10, 2026.`

Military prosecutors forgo appeal in activist acid attack case

Military prosecutors have opted not to challenge what critics describe as the lenient sentences handed down to four Indonesian Military (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) personnel convicted over the acid attack on rights activist Andrie Yunus, despite appeals filed by the men themselves.

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