JAKARTA, April 29 -- Indonesian military prosecutors charged four officerson Wednesday for their alleged involvement in an acid attack on an activist known for campaigning against the ‌expanding public role of the armed forces, seeking a maximum sentence of 12 years ​in prison.

Andrie Yunus, a deputy coordinator with the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence, a rights group also known as KontraS, suffered burns to 20 per cent of his face and body from acid thrown by assailants ​on a motorcycle on March 12.

The attack, which left Andrie permanently scarred and his right eye heavily damaged, drew local and international condemnation.

The four officers were charged under Indonesia's criminal code with se...