JAKARTA - A total of four personnel of the Indonesian National Army (TNI) were sentenced to prison terms of 1 year and 6 months to 3 years in prison after being found guilty of mistreating KontraS Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus.
The four defendants, namely Sergeant Two Edi Sudarko, were sentenced to 3 years in prison, Lieutenant One (Lettu) Budhi Hariyanto Widhi (2 years and 6 months), Captain Nandala Dwi Prasetya (2 years), and Lettu Sami Lakka (1 year and 6 months).
"The defendants were proven to be legally and convincingly guilty of committing the crime as charged, in addition to participating in the persecution which resulted in serious injuries with a prior plan," said Chief Judge Colonel of Law (Chk) Fredy Ferdian Isnartanto when reading the verdict in a trial at the Military Court II-08 Jakarta, Wednesday, June 10, reported by ANTARA.
In addition to imprisonment, the panel of judges also imposed an additional penalty in the form of dismissal from military service, specifically to Serda Edi and Lettu Budhikarena who had become the "brains" of the hard water spraying.
The presiding judge stated that the four TNI personnel were proven to have poured hard water on Andrie with the aim of giving lessons and "deterrent effect" so as not to slander the TNI institution.
The attitude of Andrie, which the defendants considered to have harassed the TNI institution, occurred on March 16, 2025 when the activist of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) forced to enter and interrupt the meeting to revise the TNI Law in Jakarta.
Another attitude that made the defendants angry was when Andrie sued the TNI Law to the Constitutional Court (MK), accusing the TNI of intimidating or committing terror at the KontraS office, and being the mastermind or actor of the riots in late August 2025 and actively launching anti-militarism narratives.
Thus, the actions of the TNI personnel, who had planned to spray Andrie with hard water, where it was known that the chemical liquid could cause severe burns, were actions that TNI members were not fit to do.
For their actions, the four defendants were found guilty of violating Article 467 paragraph (1) jo. Article 20 letter C of the National Criminal Code (KUHP).
The sentence varies where there are several defendants who were sentenced heavier and lighter than the demand. Previously, the four TNI personnel were sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison each.
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