JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned two witnesses related to the alleged corruption in the outsourcing and other procurement services that ensnared the non-active Regent of Pekalongan Fadia Arafiq today. One of them is the Boutique Manager of INTime Senayan City.
"The examination was carried out at the KPK's Merah Putih building," KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo told reporters in a written statement, Monday, May 25.
INTime is known as a renowned luxury watch retail network in Indonesia that operates under the Time International banner. The giant retail company is known to be owned and managed directly by a well-known entrepreneur, Irwan Mussry who serves as CEO and President Director.
Returning to the schedule of the examination, the KPK also summoned Ida Bagus Agungbajarapany from the private sector. However, Budi has not detailed the material that both of them have investigated.
"The KPK has scheduled an examination of witnesses for alleged corruption related to the procurement of outsourcing services and other procurements in the environment of the Pekalongan Regency Government (Pemkab)," 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 enjoyed Rp1.1 billion. Ashraff is currently serving as a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives for the 2024-2029 period from the Golkar Party Faction who serves in Commission X and serves as a commissioner at PT RNB. 3. Muhammad Sabiq Ashraff as the regent's son enjoys Rp4.6 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 2022-2024 period. 4. Mehnaz NA as the regent's son enjoys Rp2.5 billion; 5. Rul Bayatun as the Director of PT RNB 2024-present/Person of Trust of the Regent: Enjoying Rp2.3 billion; and 6. Other cash withdrawals of Rp3 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.
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