National Police Commission Urges Police to Dismantle Drug Network in AKBP Didik Case
Jakarta (ANTARA) — The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) is urging the Indonesian National Police (Polri) to dismantle the drug network connected to the alleged narcotics possession case involving suspended Bima City police chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro.
“Efforts to eradicate narcotics and the abuse of authority by officers must not stop at punishing police members — the existing network must also be dismantled,” said Kompolnas member Mochammad Choirul Anam in Jakarta on Wednesday.
By doing so, he continued, cases of narcotics possession — particularly by police officers — would not recur.
“Especially for police officers, because the fundamental character of narcotics crimes is that they are network-based offences,” he added.
He also stated that to prevent police officers from using narcotics again, severe penalties were needed for guilty individuals.
“This must be a shared commitment between the police, the Attorney General’s Office, and the panel of judges. This commitment to eradication demonstrates that the state will not be defeated by drug networks and shows that the state — particularly the police — is committed to eradicating narcotics,” he said.
The former National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) commissioner also expressed appreciation for the police simultaneously handling the case through both criminal and ethical proceedings.
“Kompolnas is paying close attention to this case and in several contexts we are also coordinating with the police. We appreciate these firm measures,” he said.
Previously, on Friday (13 February), the Criminal Investigation Agency’s (Bareskrim) Narcotics Crime Directorate announced that AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro had been named a suspect in an alleged narcotics possession case.
The police are currently hunting a drug network kingpin identified by the initial E, who is suspected of being the supplier of illicit substances in the case.
“Based on the results of the investigation so far, the evidence found in AKBP DPK’s possession was obtained from suspect AKP ML (Malaungi), who sourced it from a key network figure with the initial E,” said National Police spokesperson Inspector General Johnny Eddizon Isir.
According to him, the network is being thoroughly investigated by the Criminal Investigation Agency in conjunction with the West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police’s Narcotics Directorate.
He affirmed the police’s commitment to uncovering the drug network linked to the kingpin identified as E. “The full profile of the kingpin with the initial E is already available. The process of pursuit and arrest is currently underway,” he explained.
AKBP Didik has not yet been detained as he is still under special placement by the Professional and Security Division (Propam) whilst awaiting an ethics hearing scheduled for Thursday (19 February).