JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) secured the Regent of Pekalongan Fadia Arafiq at the Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station (SPKLU) during the hand-in-hand operation (OTT) on Tuesday morning. At that time Fadia was charging the battery of a Wuling Airev car.
This was conveyed by the Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, at a press conference announcing the official designation of the Regent of Pekalongan, Fadia Arafiq, as a suspect. He initially explained that the team had moved to Pekalongan Regency, Central Java.
"After Pekalongan, the team moved to Semarang. In fact, they almost lost the person concerned," Asep told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, March 4.
While in Semarang, the team then found Farida. "It was almost midnight when we met. It was only in the middle of the night that we met and could be secured," he said.
The search, continued Asep, was carried out after the KPK had information about the type and number of the car used by Fadia.
"When it came to Semarang, it was kind of luck. It was found that the electric car was still charging, it was filled again. Well, there (SPKLU) I met him," 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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