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Indonesian officers charged over acid attack that left activist with burns to face ⁠and body

The Independent·Reuters·about 1 month ago
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Indonesian military prosecutors charged four officers on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in an acid attack ⁠on an activist known for campaigning against the expanding public role of the armed forces, seeking a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison. Andrie Yunus, a deputy coordinator with the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence, a rights group also known as KontraS, suffered burns to 20 per cent of his face ⁠and body from acid thrown by assailants on ​a ⁠motorcycle on 12 March. The attack, which left Mr Yunus permanently scarred and his right eye heavily damaged, drew local and international condemnation. The four officers were charged under Indonesia's ⁠criminal code with serious premeditated assault, carrying a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison, ​court documents ⁠showed.…

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