JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed that the inactive Regent of Pekalongan, Fadia Arafiq, a suspect in the alleged corruption in outsourcing and other procurement in the Pekalongan Regency Government, bought a house in the Cibubur Tourist City area, East Jakarta.
KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said the purchase was made in cash. The value is said to reach Rp. 4 billion and it is suspected that the payment was made using money from corruption.
"The purchase was made in cash when the person concerned was serving as regent, with a value of around Rp. 4 billion," Budi told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, May 26.
Budi said investigators would continue to investigate the purchase, including where the money came from. A witness has also been examined, namely Honggo Affandy, who Budi said was a business person in the property sector.
"Later we will see whether from the results, then FAR will buy a number of assets that today, including clarification on the state-owned parties," 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.
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