Family-Owned Company of Fadia Arafiq Wins Tenders Across 21 SKPDs in Pekalongan Regency
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed that a family-owned company of Fadia Arafiq dominated the procurement of goods and services within Pekalongan Regency Government during 2025. Deputy for Enforcement and Execution at the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu said the company won tenders for outsourcing services across dozens of regional government work units (SKPDs). ‘Throughout 2025, PT RNB (Raja Nusantara Berdaya), which is a family-owned business of Fadia Arafiq, dominated the procurement of goods and services in the Pekalongan Regency Government by carrying out outsourcing service contracts,’ Asep said at the KPK’s Merah Putih Building in Jakarta on Wednesday 4 March. According to the KPK, the company secured procurement projects in 21 SKPDs within Pekalongan Regency. Specifically, the company handled 17 agencies, three regional general hospitals (RSUD), and one district. The case emerged after KPK conducted a sting operation on 3 March 2026 in Semarang, Central Java. In the operation, KPK arrested Fadia Arafiq along with an aide and several trusted individuals. In addition, KPK also secured 11 other people from Pekalongan for questioning. On 4 March 2026, KPK formally designated Fadia Arafiq as a sole suspect in a corruption case related to outsourcing services procurement or other procurement in Pekalongan Regency Government for the 2023–2026 fiscal year. Fadia Arafiq is suspected of using a family-owned company to win outsourcing service projects in Pekalongan Regency, Central Java. KPK revealed that the husband and child of Fadia Arafiq also received money from the alleged criminal conduct. KPK disclosed that the staff of Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq always documented the withdrawal of money suspected to originate from criminal activity through a WhatsApp group. Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi clarified the allegations by Fadia Arafiq about his presence during the KPK’s OTT. See details of the meeting discussing the Free Nutritious Meals programme here. Herdiansyah emphasised that a politician should rise from the bottom to sharpen their thinking, including knowledge related to political practice.