Does an acid attack in Indonesia signal its democratic unravelling?

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His name is Andrie Yunus.

For the past decade, he has been an active human rights advocate in Indonesia.

And last week, he suffered serious burns to his face and body when he was targeted with an acid attack on the streets of Jakarta.

The ABC has interviewed Mr Yunus at least twice, amid growing concern in his country about a resurgence in the military’s influence under Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

First, the prominent campaigner raised concerns in an interview about legislative changes critics said could take the country back to the draconian “New Order” era of former president Suharto.