JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed that the company established and managed by the husband and son of the Regent of Pekalongan Fadia Arafiq has the opportunity to be designated as a corporate suspect.
This was conveyed by the Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, when officially announcing Fadia Arafiq as a suspect in alleged corruption in the procurement of outsourcing services and other procurements in the Pekalongan Regency Government (Pemkab) in the 2023-2026 Fiscal Year.
According to him, PT Raja Nusantara Berjaya (RNB) has the opportunity to be a corporate suspect because it is used as a means to facilitate the practice of lancung. This company was built a year after Fadia took office or in 2022 and monopolized a number of procurements, including outsourcing.
"How is the company, well, yes, when this company is used as a means of corruption, it will certainly be designated as a corporate suspect," Asep said in a press conference quoted on Thursday, March 5.
In addition, the possibility of applying the money laundering criminal act (TPPU) to Fadia is also in sight. This is because there is a change in the form of the results of the corruption he committed.
However, all of these opportunities need to have a process. So, Asep asks all parties to continue to follow the ongoing investigation.
"Later we will continue to move. So please be patient," said Asep, who also served as the KPK's Director of Investigation.
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 the 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 then detained for the next 20 days at the KPK Red and White Building Branch Detention Center. The extension of detention will be carried out as needed by 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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