Fadia Arafiq will be immediately tried after the alleged corruption case was submitted to the Semarang Tipikor PN.

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has handed over a corruption case file that ensnared the non-active Regent of Pekalongan Fadia Arafiq to the Corruption Crime Court (Tipikor) at the Semarang District Court. He will soon carry out the trial for alleged conflicts of interest in the procurement.

KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said the transfer was carried out by the KPK Public Prosecutor (JPU) after the investigation file was declared complete.

"The KPK through the JPU has submitted a case file on alleged corruption related to conflicts of interest in procurement as stipulated in Article 12 letter i of the Corruption Tipikor Law, with the defendant FAR, to the Corruption Court at the Semarang District Court," Budi told reporters, Thursday, July 16.

Furthermore, Budi said the prosecutor was just waiting for the first trial. "To read the indictment as the beginning of the examination of the case in a trial that is open to the public," he said.

The detention of Fadia from the KPK Branch State Prison (Rutan) was also transferred to the Semarang Class IIA Women's Penitentiary (Lapas). This process was carried out to ensure that the trial ran smoothly.

"The KPK hopes that the entire trial process can run independently, objectively, and transparently, so that it can fully reveal legal facts and provide legal certainty for the parties concerned," he said.

As previously reported, the KPK named the Regent of Pekalongan Fadia Arafiq as a suspect for allegedly arranging PT Raja Nusantara Berjaya (PT RNB) to monopoli outsourcing service projects in 17 regional devices, 3 RSUD, and 1 sub-district in Pekalongan Regency. He was caught in a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) on Tuesday, March 3.

PT RNB itself is known to have been founded by Fadia's husband and son, whose leadership was then handed over to his trusted employees.

In this case, the KPK suspects that the local government was forced to win PT RNB or the so-called "Parent Company". In fact, at the same time there were other vendors offering lower prices.

Throughout 2023 to 2026, there were transactions into PT RNB worth Rp. 46 billion sourced from contracts with regional devices in the Pekalongan Regency Government. Of that amount, Rp. 22 billion was used to pay the salaries of outsourcing employees.

Meanwhile, the rest or about 40 percent flowed into the pockets of Fadia, her husband and her children. Here are the details:

1. Fadia Arafiq as the Regent of Pekalongan enjoyed Rp5.5 billion;

2. Mukhtaruddin Ashraff Abu who is Fadia's husband enjoys Rp. 1.1 billion. Ashraff is currently serving as a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives for the 2024-2029 period from the Golkar Party Faction which serves on Commission X and serves as a commissioner at PT RNB;

3. Muhammad Sabiq Ashraff as the regent's son enjoyed Rp. 4.6 billion. Sabiq is a member of the Pekalongan Regency DPRD from the Golkar Party Faction (Dapil V). He also served as Director of PT RNB for the period 2022-2024;

4. Mehnaz NA as the regent's son enjoyed Rp2.5 billion;

5. Rul Bayatun as Director of PT RNB 2024–now/Person of Trust of the Regent: Enjoying Rp2.3 billion; and

6. Other cash withdrawals of IDR 3 billion.

In this case, Fadia is suspected of violating Article 12 letter i and Article 12 B of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 127 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code regarding conflicts of interest and abuse of authority in the procurement of goods and services.