Fadia Arafiq as the Regent of Pekalongan admitted that he did not understand bureaucracy even though it was difficult to serve two terms. This statement was made when he underwent an intensive examination at the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta after being caught in a hand-catching operation (OTT) on Tuesday morning, March 3.
Fadia has been named a suspect in alleged corruption in the procurement of outsourcing services in the Pekalongan Regency Government (Pemkab) for the 2023-2026 Fiscal Year.
"FAR explained that he has a background as a dangdut musician, not a bureaucrat and does not understand the law and local government governance," Asep said in a press conference at his office, Wednesday, March 4.
Fadia is known to be known on the entertainment stage. He was once popular as a dangdut singer through the hit song titled 'Cik Cik Bum Bum' in 2000.
Returning to Asep, Fadia handed over government governance to the Secretary of the Pekalongan Regency Government, H. M. Yulian Akbar. "Meanwhile, he is more involved in ceremonial functions," he said.
"This is of course contrary to the principle of presumptio iures de iure or the theory of legal fiction, where everyone is considered to know the law. Moreover, Sister FAR is a state organizer for two periods and has served as deputy regent for the 2011-2016 period. So it should be understood that the implementation of the principles of good governance in local governments," continued Asep, who also served as the Director of Investigation of the KPK.
Furthermore, Asep said, the Regent of Pekalongan Regency, H. M. Yulian Akbar, had been questioned regarding this incident. According to him, this figure had actually reminded Farida as the Regent.
"The Regional Secretary and a number of other parties explained that they had repeatedly reminded the Regent of the potential for conflicts of interest in the procurement. However, the practice was still carried out by the Regent," he said.
As previously reported, the KPK named the Regent of Pekalongan Fadia Arafiq as a suspect because he allegedly arranged PT Raja Nusantara Berjaya (PT RNB) to monopoli the outsourcing service project in 17 regional devices, 3 RSUD, and 1 sub-district in Pekalongan Regency.
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.
Regional devices are forced to win this "Parent Company" even though there are 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 Rp1.1 billion.
Ashraff currently serves as a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives for the 2024-2029 period from the Golkar Party Faction which serves on Commission X. At PT RNB, he holds the position of commissioner.
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 the 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.
For his actions, Fadia Arafiq was officially detained for the next 20 days at the KPK Red and White Building Branch Detention Center. The extension of detention will be carried out according to the needs of investigators.
In this case, he 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.
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