JAKARTA - The demand for accountability in the case of water spraying against Andrie Yunus was strengthened to the highest level. A number of parties assessed that the TNI Commander to the Minister of Defense must be held accountable to uncover the intellectual actors behind the incident.
This was conveyed in a public discussion held by the Indonesia Youth Congress in Jakarta, Thursday, April 9, which highlighted the relationship between intelligence institutions and human rights protection.
The Chairman of the Centra Initiative Management Board, Al A'raf, emphasized that the investigation of this case should not stop at the field perpetrators, but should reach the command structure to the top level.
"If we look at the pattern of operations, it is difficult to imagine that this was only carried out by four people without any command. Therefore, the level above such as the Head of BAIS, the TNI Commander, even the Minister of Defense must be held accountable," said Al A'raf.
According to him, in the intelligence system, every operation has a clear chain of command so that it is impossible to run without the approval or knowledge of superiors.
He also assessed that the motive for the attack on Andrie Yunus was more related to the advocacy work carried out by the victim, including the issue of security sector reform.
"The four people have no direct interest. The actors behind them must be investigated," he said.
Similarly, academic Firdaus Syam asked the government to open transparently who was responsible in the case.
"The state should not just stop at the technical perpetrators. It must be explained who the intellectual actors are," said Firdaus.
Meanwhile, military and geopolitical expert Connie Rahakundini Bakrie assessed that the pattern of events showed indications of a structured operation, from planning to execution.
"This is not a spontaneous event. There is a systematic stage that leads to an organized operation," he said.
A number of parties also highlighted the importance of the government's firm stance, including Prabowo Subianto as the head of state, to ensure accountability runs to the highest level.
They assessed that without the political courage to trace the chain of command, the disclosure of the case risks stopping at the field actors and ignoring the real intellectual actors.
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