Fadia's Husband and Son Benefited From Corruption Funds; What Is Their Status at the KPK?

The KPK says the flow of money from the corruption case involving Pekalongan regent Fadia Arafiq also flowed to her husband and child. The KPK explained the status of the husband and child.

Asep Guntur Rahayu, Deputy for Enforcement and Execution at the KPK, explained that in this case, Fadia is charged under Article 12(i) of the Corruption Eradication Law. This article emphasizes conflicts of interest. ‘Well, colleagues. The article currently applied is Article 12(i). It relates to conflicts of interest. So the point here is who has a conflict of interest there,’ he said.

In this case, the KPK states that Fadia has a conflict of interest because she is the head of the region in this case. Therefore only she is named a suspect.

But the KPK will not stop there. They will investigate other parties based on the sufficiency of the evidence.

‘This does not mean that this ends here; after the investigation proceeds, we will look at the sufficiency of other evidence. For other people, other individuals, we will certainly, after there is enough charges, possibly more serious charges, because they do not have authority there, we will decide accordingly,’ he said.

The KPK has named Pekalongan regent Fadia Arafiq as a suspect in a case of alleged corruption for involvement in a procurement project in the Pekalongan Regency government. The KPK reveals money from this alleged corruption case is believed to have been enjoyed by Fadia’s family.

Asep said Fadia’s husband, Mukhtaruddin Ashraff Abu, who is also a member of the Pekalongan Regional House of Representatives (DPRD Pekalongan), established a company named PT Raja Nusantara Berjaya with their child, Muhammad Sabiq Ashraff. The company operates in providing services and is an active vendor to the Pekalongan Regency government.

KPK says Ashraff serves as Commissioner of PT RNB, while Sabiq was director from 2022-2024. Asep said Fadia replaced Sabiq from the director position with Rul Bayatun, who is her trusted associate.

Details:

• Pekalongan regent Fadia Arafiq: Rp5.5 billion;

• Fadia’s husband, Ashraff: Rp1.1 billion;

• Director of PT RNB, Rul Bayatun: Rp2.3 billion;

• Fadia’s son, Sabiq: Rp4.6 billion;

• Fadia’s daughter, Mehnaz Na: Rp2.5 billion;

• Cash withdrawals of Rp3 billion were also made.

Nevertheless, other names remain as witnesses so far. The KPK has only named Fadia as a suspect. She is charged under Article 12(i) and Article 12(B) of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 127(1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the Indonesian Penal Code.