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Indonesian soldiers jailed for acid attack on activist

Four Indonesian soldiers have been sentenced to prison terms of up to three years for an acid attack that blinded an activist in one eye. The military court found the soldiers guilty of premeditated assault for the March incident. Despite the convictions, rights groups like Amnesty International have criticized the trial, calling it a "blatant whitewash" and asserting that those who orchestrated the attack remain unidentified. AI

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Indonesian soldiers jailed for acid attack on activist

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Indonesian soldiers jailed for up to 3 years over ‘arrogant’ acid attack on activist

    Four Indonesian soldiers found guilty of an acid attack that left an activist blind in one eye were sentenced on Wednesday to up to three years in prison by a military court, with a judge calling their actions “arrogant”. The four, all members of the military’s Strategic Intellig…