House Commission III Backs Police Action Against Former Bima Police Chief Involved in Drugs
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Chairman of House of Representatives Commission III Habiburokhman has expressed support for the Indonesian National Police (Polri) to take firm action against former Bima Resort Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Didik Putra Kuncoro, who is implicated in a narcotics case.
He said the move demonstrates that Polri makes no compromises in dealing with lawbreakers, including those who are serving police officers.
"This once again proves that Polri is the institution most responsive to public complaints regarding the conduct of individuals who commit violations," Habiburokhman said in Jakarta on Monday.
According to him, Polri's action is in accordance with the provisions of Article 23 paragraph (7) of the new Criminal Procedure Code, which stipulates that any law enforcement officer who commits a violation shall be subject to ethical, administrative, and criminal sanctions.
Should the former Bima police chief be found guilty of a criminal offence, he said, the officer should receive a heavier sentence than the average punishment handed down to offenders who are not members of the police force.
"This is important because as a police officer, he should have been at the forefront of narcotics eradication, yet instead he was involved," he said.
Previously, Polri affirmed that there is zero tolerance for internal personnel found to be involved in narcotics cases, following the designation of inactive Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro as a suspect in an alleged narcotics possession case.
Head of Polri's Public Relations Division Inspector General Johnny Eddizon Isir said in Jakarta on Sunday (15 February) that Polri is a law enforcement body entrusted with the mandate to eradicate all forms of criminal activity, including narcotics offences, which are classified as extraordinary crimes.
"The Indonesian National Police once again affirms its commitment to not tolerating any form of narcotics and psychotropic substance abuse, whether committed by members of the public or by internal police personnel," he said at a press conference.
He said the move demonstrates that Polri makes no compromises in dealing with lawbreakers, including those who are serving police officers.
"This once again proves that Polri is the institution most responsive to public complaints regarding the conduct of individuals who commit violations," Habiburokhman said in Jakarta on Monday.
According to him, Polri's action is in accordance with the provisions of Article 23 paragraph (7) of the new Criminal Procedure Code, which stipulates that any law enforcement officer who commits a violation shall be subject to ethical, administrative, and criminal sanctions.
Should the former Bima police chief be found guilty of a criminal offence, he said, the officer should receive a heavier sentence than the average punishment handed down to offenders who are not members of the police force.
"This is important because as a police officer, he should have been at the forefront of narcotics eradication, yet instead he was involved," he said.
Previously, Polri affirmed that there is zero tolerance for internal personnel found to be involved in narcotics cases, following the designation of inactive Bima City Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro as a suspect in an alleged narcotics possession case.
Head of Polri's Public Relations Division Inspector General Johnny Eddizon Isir said in Jakarta on Sunday (15 February) that Polri is a law enforcement body entrusted with the mandate to eradicate all forms of criminal activity, including narcotics offences, which are classified as extraordinary crimes.
"The Indonesian National Police once again affirms its commitment to not tolerating any form of narcotics and psychotropic substance abuse, whether committed by members of the public or by internal police personnel," he said at a press conference.