Former Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Mutated After Dismissal by Police Ethics Commission—How Is This Possible?
Jakarta—Former Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro has been dismissed by the Indonesian National Police Ethics Commission (KKEP), yet has subsequently been reassigned to the Police Community Service (Yanma) division. How is this possible?
On 19 February 2026, the KKEP hearing imposed a dismissal sanction against AKBP Didik. “Dismissal without honour as a member of the Indonesian National Police,” stated Police Information Bureau Chief (Karo Penmas) Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko during a press conference at the time.
Drug evidence discovered included 16.3 grams of an unspecified substance, 49 ecstasy pills and 2 remaining used ecstasy pills, 19 aprazolam tablets, 2 happy five pills, and 5 grams of ketamine.
The KKEP determined that AKBP Didik had committed disgraceful conduct by accepting money and narcotics from the former Bima City Police Narcotics Investigation Chief, AKP Malaungi. The funds and illicit drugs originated from drug traffickers.
This reassignment was documented in a Police Chief Telegram (ST) with number ST/440/II/KEP./2026. AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro was reassigned as a Middle-Ranking Officer (Pamen) in the Police Community Service (Yanma).
How could a police officer who has been dismissed subsequently be reassigned by the police?
Indonesian National Police Information Division Chief Johnny Eddizon Isir explained that the decision to reassign AKBP Didik to Yanma following the dismissal ruling was intended to facilitate the subsequent dismissal administrative process.
“The National Police Chief remains firmly committed to enforcing the ethics code decision and criminal proceedings in the AKBP DPK (Didik Putra Kuncoro) case,” Johnny Eddizon Isir told Kompas.com on Monday, 2 March 2026.
He stated that reassigning AKBP Didik would actually expedite the dismissal process. “The reassignment as Pamen Yanma will facilitate the administrative personnel process in implementing the KKEP decision, alongside the investigation conducted by the National Police Criminal Investigation Directorate Narcotics Division,” Johnny explained.