Former Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Faces Life Imprisonment
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – Former Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro, who has been designated as a suspect in a case of alleged drug trafficking, faces a maximum prison sentence of life imprisonment. He is accused of violating Article 609 paragraph 2 letter a of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code (KUHP), in conjunction with Law Number 1 of 2026 on Criminal Adjustments and Article 62 of Law Number 5 of 1997 on Psychotropic Substances. “The potential penalties include life imprisonment or a maximum prison term of 20 years and/or a fine in Category VI up to a maximum of Rp2 billion, as well as a maximum prison term of five years and/or a fine in Category IV up to Rp200 million,” stated the Head of the Public Relations Division of the Indonesian National Police, Inspector General Johnny Eddison Isir, during a press conference at his office in Jakarta on Sunday evening (15 February 2026).
Although he holds the status of a suspect, Didik has not yet been detained. He is currently placed on special assignment (Patsus) while awaiting an ethics hearing scheduled for Thursday, 19 February 2026. “At present, AKBP DPK has not been detained by Directorate 4 of the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency because he is still undergoing the special placement process by the National Police Professional and Security Division in relation to the ongoing ethics process,” he added.
Didik’s involvement in the alleged drug abuse case emerged from the testimony of AKP Malaungi, the Head of the Bima City Police Narcotics Unit, who has also been named a suspect. On Wednesday, 11 February 2026, the Internal Affairs Bureau of the National Police Professional and Security Division, together with the Directorate of Narcotics Crimes at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency, conducted a forced search at Didik’s private residence in Tangerang. The search uncovered evidence including 7 clip packets of methamphetamine with a total weight of 16.3 grams, 50 ecstasy pills, 19 Alprazolam pills, and 2 Happy Five pills.
“We assure that no special treatment is given to any police personnel or their families. Once again, the National Police leadership is firm and guarantees that there will be no impunity for police personnel involved in drug networks,” Isir emphasised. “In fact, we are applying stricter examination standards to uphold the institution’s dignity. This aligns with the instructions from National Police leadership to conduct consistent and ongoing internal clean-ups,” he concluded.