JAKARTA, RAKYAT NEWS — Amnesty International Indonesia has urged an independent investigation into the death of a young Indonesian Army soldier, allegedly tortured for days by his superiors in East Nusa Tenggara, warning the case exposes deep-rooted violence within the military’s training culture.

Private Lucky Chepril Saputra Namo, who had been stationed for less than two months at the newly established Territorial Development Infantry Battalion 834/Waka Nga Mere in Nagekeo, died on 6 August after four days in intensive care.

His family says he was repeatedly beaten by senior soldiers since late July, a claim that military officials have not publicly disputed.

“This tragedy once again reveals the dark face of violence in the military’s training system,” Amnesty’s Executive Director Usman Hamid said in a statement.

“Private Lucky was reportedly subjected to brutal torture by his seniors in a battalion recently inaugurated by the president.”

The commander of the IX/Udayana Military Regional Command, Piek Budyakto, on Monday named 20 suspects in the case, including one officer, but withheld their identities.

Amnesty says the investigation must be led by a civilian body, not the military, to ensure fairness and transparency, and should examine possible command responsibility within the battalion.

The group also demanded the suspects face trial in civilian courts, citing a pattern of light sentences in military tribunals due to rank privilege, entrenched violent culture, and political interests. Amnesty called on the government and parliament to fast-track reforms to the military justice system by amending the 1997 Military Court Law, which still allows soldiers accused of common crimes to be tried exclusively in military courts.