Former Bima Kota Police Chief AKBP Didik Dishonourably Discharged Over Drug Case
The Professional Code of Ethics Commission (KKEP) of the Indonesian National Police has officially imposed a dishonourable discharge (PTDH) on former Bima Kota police chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro in connection with a narcotics case.
National Police Public Relations Division spokesperson Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko said the sanction was handed down after the ethics panel found Didik guilty of soliciting and receiving money from drug dealers operating in the Bima Kota area.
“Through the Head of the Narcotics Unit at Bima Kota Police, identified as AKP M, the funds originated from drug trafficking perpetrators in the Bima Kota area,” he said at a press conference on Thursday (19 February).
Based on the findings, Trunoyudo said the KKEP panel imposed an ethical sanction declaring the officer’s conduct as disgraceful behaviour.
An administrative sanction of placement in a special detention facility for seven days was also imposed, running from 13 August through to February 2026.
“Under the administrative sanction, he is dishonourably discharged as a member of the National Police,” he said.
Trunoyudo added that AKBP Didik accepted the ruling and chose not to file an appeal against the ethics panel’s decision.
Previously, the former Bima Kota police chief had been named a suspect in drug distribution. Didik was designated a suspect following a case review on Friday (13 February).
“The case review concluded that the investigation against AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro would proceed,” said National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) Narcotics Crime Director Brigadier General Eko Hadi Santoso in a written statement on Friday.
Eko Hadi said the case review found Didik guilty of possessing a white suitcase containing narcotics at the residence of Aipda Dianita in Tangerang, Banten.
The drug evidence recovered included 16.3 grammes of methamphetamine, 49 ecstasy tablets and two partially consumed tablets (23.5 grammes), 19 Alprazolam tablets, two Happy Five tablets, and five grammes of ketamine.
In this case, Didik has been charged under Article 609 paragraph (2) letter (a) of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code, in conjunction with Law No. 1 of 2026 on criminal adjustments, and Article 62 of Law No. 5 of 1997 on Psychotropic Substances, in conjunction with Annex 1 number 9 of Law No. 1 of 2026.
Meanwhile, Bareskrim Narcotics Crime Directorate Sub-unit 3 Head Commissioner Zulkarnain Harahap said Didik also tested positive for narcotics based on a hair follicle drug test conducted at a laboratory.
“When we examined him, he tested negative. Both he and his wife, a female police officer, tested negative. However, the Internal Affairs division had conducted a hair test, which came back positive,” he said.