JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized electronic evidence (BBE) and five units of cars from the alleged corruption case in the procurement of outsourcing goods and services in the Pekalongan Regency which ensnared the Regent of Pekalongan Fadia Arafiq.
This was conveyed by KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo who said that the electronic evidence secured by the KPK was in the form of Fadia Arafiq's conversations with his staff while managing and withdrawing money related to PT Raja Nusantara Berjaya (RNB) owned by her husband and son.
"Where when withdrawing cash, the staff always reports and documents. So this is the documentation that the staff did when withdrawing money in which the cash was given to the regent," said Budi when showing evidence found by investigators at a press conference at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, March 4.
Meanwhile, for cars, there were five units seized. The details are Wulling Airev, Mitsubishi Xpander, Toyota Camry, Toyota Fortuner, and Toyota Vellfire.
The car, which was said to be owned by Budi, was seized from Farida's confidants to a house in the Cibubur Tourist City area.
"There are also several vehicles that were secured at the residence of the regent of Pekalongan, there are several cars. This is the last vehicle in the house in the tourist city of Cibubur," 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 enjoyed 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 enjoys Rp2.5 billion; 5. Rul Bayatun as Director of PT RNB 2024 - now / Regent's Trust Person: Enjoying Rp2.3 billion; and 6. Other cash withdrawals of Rp3 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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