Indonesia: Four soldiers arrested for alleged links to acid attack on activist (www.bbc.com)
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Indonesian authorities have detained four soldiers for their alleged role in an acid attack on an activist who criticised the military’s influence in government, officials said.

Andrie Yunus from KontraS, a prominent rights group that investigates forced disappearances, suffered burns to more than 20% of his body after two men on a scooter splashed him with acid last week.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, said he was “deeply concerned” with the attack while KontraS said it was an “attempt to silence critical voices”.

The motive for the attack is being investigated, military police commander Yusri Nuryanto said. The four soldiers are from the intelligence unit, he added.

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