Former Bima Police Chief Demanded Alphard from Subordinate as 'Punishment'
Former Bima City police chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro reportedly demanded a Toyota Alphard vehicle after his practice of receiving payments from a drug dealer became known to the public.
Head of Sub-Directorate III at the National Police Criminal Investigation Department's Narcotics Directorate, Kombes Zulkarnain Harahap, explained that the incident occurred after Didik received Rp1.8 billion in payments from a dealer known as 'B'.
However, Zulkarnain said the monthly payments of Rp400 million eventually came to the attention of non-governmental organisations and journalists.
Didik subsequently ordered former Bima City Police narcotics unit head AKP Malaungi to deal with the matter, threatening to remove him from his post if the situation was not resolved.
"It became a topic of conversation among the public, journalists and NGOs. The police chief ordered the unit head: 'You sort this out,'" Zulkarnain said on Saturday (21 February).
Malaungi then contacted dealer B and requested funds to "sort out" the problem. However, dealer B was unable to meet Malaungi's request.
Upon receiving Malaungi's report, Didik imposed a punishment. He demanded that Malaungi provide him with a Toyota Alphard.
"Then [Didik said], 'I'm punishing you — prepare an Alphard as your penalty.' That's what he said to the unit head," Zulkarnain recounted.
Following this, Malaungi sought out another dealer and came into contact with a network led by Koh Erwin (KE). Zulkarnain said dealer KE agreed to provide Rp1 billion in funds to Malaungi.
"He [Malaungi] looked for new funding [a new dealer] named Koh Erwin. Koh Erwin agreed to Rp1 billion, with the shortfall being Rp700 million or so," he explained.
Zulkarnain added that all the money was handed over by Malaungi in stages across three transactions. He detailed that Rp1.4 billion was concealed in a suitcase, Rp450 million was wrapped in a paper bag, and Rp1 billion was packed in a beer carton.
Furthermore, Zulkarnain said investigators have now engaged the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) to trace the flow of funds received by the network.
"We have indeed involved PPATK to determine the flow of funds. The dealers to be reported are 'KE', 'AS' and 'S'," he said.
Head of Sub-Directorate III at the National Police Criminal Investigation Department's Narcotics Directorate, Kombes Zulkarnain Harahap, explained that the incident occurred after Didik received Rp1.8 billion in payments from a dealer known as 'B'.
However, Zulkarnain said the monthly payments of Rp400 million eventually came to the attention of non-governmental organisations and journalists.
Didik subsequently ordered former Bima City Police narcotics unit head AKP Malaungi to deal with the matter, threatening to remove him from his post if the situation was not resolved.
"It became a topic of conversation among the public, journalists and NGOs. The police chief ordered the unit head: 'You sort this out,'" Zulkarnain said on Saturday (21 February).
Malaungi then contacted dealer B and requested funds to "sort out" the problem. However, dealer B was unable to meet Malaungi's request.
Upon receiving Malaungi's report, Didik imposed a punishment. He demanded that Malaungi provide him with a Toyota Alphard.
"Then [Didik said], 'I'm punishing you — prepare an Alphard as your penalty.' That's what he said to the unit head," Zulkarnain recounted.
Following this, Malaungi sought out another dealer and came into contact with a network led by Koh Erwin (KE). Zulkarnain said dealer KE agreed to provide Rp1 billion in funds to Malaungi.
"He [Malaungi] looked for new funding [a new dealer] named Koh Erwin. Koh Erwin agreed to Rp1 billion, with the shortfall being Rp700 million or so," he explained.
Zulkarnain added that all the money was handed over by Malaungi in stages across three transactions. He detailed that Rp1.4 billion was concealed in a suitcase, Rp450 million was wrapped in a paper bag, and Rp1 billion was packed in a beer carton.
Furthermore, Zulkarnain said investigators have now engaged the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) to trace the flow of funds received by the network.
"We have indeed involved PPATK to determine the flow of funds. The dealers to be reported are 'KE', 'AS' and 'S'," he said.