Today's Top 3 News: Amnesty Urges Prabowo to Form Team for Andrie Yunus Case

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March 27, 2026 | 06:07 pm

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Here are the highlights: Amnesty Urges Prabowo to Form Team for Andrie Yunus Case; Why the Indonesian Rupiah Could Weaken to 20,000 per Dollar; and KontraS Urges Independent Team to Probe Andrie Yunus Attack Case.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. Amnesty Urges Prabowo to Form Team for Andrie Yunus Case

Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has urged President Prabowo Subianto and the House of Representatives (DPR) to establish a Fact-Finding Team (TPF) following the resignation of the Chief of the Indonesian Military’s (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS), Major General Yudi Abrimantyo, over the acid attack on Andrie Yunus.

Usman suspects that the resignation, which was confirmed by a TNI spokesperson as an act of "political responsibility," carries political undertones. Consequently, Usman insists that this case must be held judicially accountable in a public court.

"Entering the second week since the strong acid attack on Andrie, the legal enforcement of this tragedy appears slow and peculiar. This is not due to technical or administrative hurdles, but rather political and non-judicial nuances," Usman said in a written statement on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

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2. Why the Indonesian Rupiah Could Weaken to 20,000 per Dollar

Political Economy and Policy Studies (PEPS) has warned that Indonesia’s rupiah is increasingly vulnerable amid rising global geopolitical tensions, particularly the conflict in Iran.

Anthony Budiawan, Managing Director of PEPS, said the possibility of the rupiah weakening to around Rp20,000 per US dollar is no longer hypothetical but grounded in historical patterns.

“Indonesia has been lulled by the narrative that Indonesia's economy is strong, with large foreign exchange reserves exceeding US$150 billion,” Anthony said in a written statement on Monday, March 23, 2026.

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3. KontraS Urges Independent Team to Probe Andrie Yunus Attack Case

The Federation Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) emphasizes the importance of establishing an independent fact-finding team to investigate the case of the attack on Indonesian human rights activist, Andrie Yunus.

Secretary General of KontraS, Andy Irfan Junaedi, stated that it has been almost two weeks since the incident involving the sulfuric acid attack occurred, yet there has been no significant progress in the investigation.

Andy highlighted the inconsistency in information regarding the differences in the identity of the suspects and the sequence of events provided by the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Headquarters and the Indonesian National Police. "This indicates that we should question the credibility and accountability, both of the Indonesian National Armed Forces and the police," said Andy during an online discussion on Wednesday night, March 25, 2026.

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Today's Top 3 News: Why Rupiah Could Weaken to 20,000 per Dollar

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