Fallout from Former Bima Police Chief AKBP Didik's Drug Case: National Police Chief Orders Urine Tests for All Officers
Jakarta — The domino effect of the narcotics case ensnaring former Bima City Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner (AKBP) Didik Putra Kuncoro has prompted a firm response from the highest levels of the Indonesian National Police (Polri).
National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has ordered all members of the force across Indonesia to undergo simultaneous urine testing. The directive follows Didik’s designation as a suspect in a drug abuse case and the imposition of a dishonourable discharge (PTDH).
“Based on the National Police Chief’s order, the Professional and Security Division (Divpropam) and its ranks will carry out urine examination activities,” said Head of the Public Information Bureau of the National Police’s Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko, on Thursday, 19 February 2026.
“Once again, we will carry out urine examination activities across all regions and ranks of the Indonesian National Police simultaneously,” he added.
The measure has been described as a demonstration of the force’s commitment to internal housecleaning. Trunoyudo acknowledged that some officers remain implicated in narcotics cases, which is seen as detrimental to the narcotics eradication programme under the President’s Asta Cita agenda.
The mass urine testing will involve both internal and external oversight functions, from National Police Headquarters down to regional units.
“On the instruction of the National Police Chief to the Head of the Professional and Security Division, we need to convey that this represents a commitment, a consistency against every disgraceful act,” he said.
Previously, the fate of former Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro was formally decided. The adjudicating panel of the Police Code of Ethics Commission (KKEP) officially imposed a dishonourable discharge (PTDH), effectively dismissing him from the institution.
The verdict was delivered during an ethics hearing held at National Police Headquarters in Jakarta on Thursday, 19 February 2026. The panel was chaired by the Deputy Inspector General of the National Police, Inspector General Merdisyam, taking into account the examination of 18 witnesses.
“Dishonourable discharge or PTDH as a member of the National Police,” said Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko.
Beyond his dismissal, Didik had previously been subjected to an administrative sanction in the form of placement in a special detention area for seven days, which he had already served.
“Upon the verdict, the offender stated before the chairman and commission members that he accepted the decision,” Trunoyudo said.