This article contains graphic descriptions of violence. Andrie Yunus had just wrapped up recording a podcast about the military's growing influence in Indonesian politics when, on the evening of 12 March, he set off for home.The issue has stirred deep and growing anxiety across the country since former Suharto-era special forces commander Prabowo Subianto became president 18 months ago.Yunus, a 27-year-old human rights defender, had become one of the most outspoken critics of rising militarisation — and, in turn, the president.Riding his motorbike home through central Jakarta that night in March, he was brutally attacked But this is the first time my wife has felt so worried, because she has witnessed the way I receive threats, phone calls and so on."Hamid says the Prabowo government has contributed to a culture of impunity by failing to investigate previous acts of violence."I think he has — a president who has repeatedly made reckless statements undermining human rights defenders, journalists, activists or critical observers as 'enemies' of the state — created a climate where any elements of the state could have done something like the attack on Andrie," he says."Every time an attack against an activist is not investigated, it shows a strong indication that there are elements of the state behind the attack."Meanwhile, Prabowo's administration has repeatedly stated that it supports freedom of expression and rejects violence against civilians.After the fall of the Suharto regime, Indonesia entered a new era of reform, transitioning to democracy after 32 years of authoritarian rule