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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Arpan Rai

Outcry after Indonesian activist seriously injured in acid attack: ‘Attempt to silence critical voices’

Indonesian police have launched an investigation after a human rights activist critical of the country’s military interference in the government was seriously injured in an acid attack, officials said on Monday.

Andrie Yunus, a deputy coordinator with the rights group Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence, also known as KontraS, was attacked on Thursday by two unidentified assailants in Yogyakarta city, officials said.

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