JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed that the name of the non-active Regent of Pekalongan, Fadia Arafiq, is in the invoice for the purchase of luxury watches, including Rolex. The goods were allegedly purchased at the INTime Senayan City outlet.
KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said the invoice for the purchase of the watch was found by investigators during a search of Fadia's house during a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) some time ago.
"(Purchase note or invoice, ed) among them are in the name of FAR," Budi told reporters at the KPK's Red Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted Tuesday, May 26.
Budi said the luxury watches consisted of several brands, not just Rolex. However, investigators are still looking for the whereabouts of the goods because not all boxes contained the contents during the silent operation.
"So from nine luxury watch boxes, not all of them have watch units. Yes, this will certainly continue to be traced for the existence of these watches," he said.
The investigators have also examined the parties from INTime Senayan City to investigate the purchase. This request for information is needed because he suspects that Fadia bought the luxury goods using corrupt money for outsourcing services and other procurements that ensnared him.
"Because in handling KPK cases, of course, we are not only focused on providing a deterrent effect to the perpetrators, but also how we can optimize the recovery of the country's finances," said Budi.
"We usually confiscate an asset, and then when the judge decides to confiscate it to become state property or as part of the effort to pay compensation, then the confiscated and confiscated assets can be auctioned off."
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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