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soldiers from the military&#8217;s Strategic Intelligence Agency were sentenced to between one-and-a-half and three years in prison\u00a0for the attack in March that left Andrie Yunus blind in one eye.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25\">\n<div class=\"layout__region layout__region--first\">\n<section data-title=\"Hero Emphasis\" class=\"block detail-hero-media block-mc-hero-emphasis block-hero-emphasis clearfix\">\n<figure data-title=\"Hero Emphasis\" class=\"figure block detail-hero-media block-mc-hero-emphasis block-hero-emphasis clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" 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Budi Hariyanto Widhi Cahyono, 43; Nandala Dwi Prasetya, 40; and Sami Lakka, 41, were each sentenced to between one-and-a-half and three years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Two were dismissed from the military as part of their punishment for what presiding judge Fredy Ferdian Isnartanto described as &#8220;arrogant conduct&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Military prosecutors contended the soldiers did not act on orders but on their own initiative.<\/p>\n<p>They were said to have been angered by Andrie and another activist interrupting a lawmaker&#8217;s meeting in 2025 to protest a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/indonesia-court-military-prabowo-army-general-5355371\">revision to Indonesia&#8217;s armed forces law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The amendment, passed by parliament last year, made it possible for active-duty military personnel to work in 14 government ministries and state institutions <span>\u2013<\/span> up from 10 before.<\/p>\n<p>Andrie had just finished recording a podcast on the perceived expanding influence of the military when he was attacked while riding his motorbike in Jakarta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"referenced-card\">\n<h4 class=\"h4 h4--related-block\">\n<div>Related:<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/asia\/indonesia-military-officer-step-down-acid-attack-6017716\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--lP7YqKy_--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/03\/26\/advocacy_for_democracy_team_members.jpg?itok=XT9cfzlC\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/asia\/indonesia-military-officer-step-down-acid-attack-6017716\"><br \/>\n      <span>Indonesia military officer steps down following acid attack on activist<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/asia\/indonesia-military-court-begins-trial-officers-acid-attack-activist-6088291\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--C6rYce-B--\/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_1\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/one-cms\/core\/2026-04-29T050006Z_1_LYNXMPEM3S05U_RTROPTP_3_INDONESIA-POLITICS-RIGHTS.JPG?itok=V9j9nz8v\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/asia\/indonesia-military-court-begins-trial-officers-acid-attack-activist-6088291\"><br \/>\n      <span>Indonesia military court begins trial of officers allegedly behind acid attack on activist<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p>&#8220;The actions of the defendants constitute an extrajudicial act of revenge,&#8221; 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