Indonesia: Justice for KontraS’ Andrie Yunus, human rights defender, victim of an acid attack
INCLO organizations join fellow member in demanding an urgent investigation and effective justice for the severe attack against KontraS' Deputy Coordinator.
INCLO members are among the 694 signatories of the statement below which demands the Indonesian government act swiftly to provide effective and immediate justice in the brutal attack perpetrated on the Deputy Coordinator of one of the archipelago’s leading human rights organizations.
The attack was carried out by two unidentified individuals on a motorcycle who threw a dangerous chemical liquid directly at Andrie Yunus before fleeing. This caused severe burns to 20 per cent of his body, including his face, eyes, chest, and both hands. The assault occurred shortly after Andrie Yunus had recorded a podcast on remilitarization and the judicial review of the recently revised Military Law at the office of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI).
The complete statement with the list of signatories can be downloaded here.
Thus, we urge:
1. The Indonesian Police to carry out an immediate, thorough and impartial investigation into the attack, identify all those responsible, and bring the latter to justice in accordance with international standards and existing domestic regulations;
2. The Indonesian Attorney General to immediately prosecute those who carried out the attack and those who commissioned it based on the thorough and impartial investigation result;
3. The Indonesian Witness and Victims Protection Agency (LPSK) to guarantee and ensure the safety and protection of Andrie Yunus and his family, especially throughout his recovery;
4. The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to ensure the safety and protection of Andrie Yunus, his family, and Witnesses in relation to his work as a human rights defender, as stated in the Commission Regulation Number 5 of 2015 on Procedure of Protection for Human Rights Defenders and Norms and Regulation Standard of the Commission Number 4 of 2021 on Protection for Human Rights Defenders;
5. The Government of Indonesia to guarantee the safety and protection of Andrie Yunus and his family in relation to his work as an advocate, as stated in Law Number 18 of 2003 on Advocates; and
6. The Government of Indonesia to protect all human rights defenders, as guaranteed by Article 28C (2) of the 1945 Constitution, Article 100 of Law Number 39 of 1999 on Human Rights, and by the 1998 United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders.