KPK Probes Potential Money-Laundering in Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it remains to examine evidence from a series of sting operations against Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq, and did not rule out the possibility of pursuing money-laundering (TPPU) allegations. “We will watch how developments unfold; investigators are still tracing evidence from the initial events of the arrest,” KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo told reporters on Saturday, 6 March 2026. He added that investigators would probe whether there are TPPU elements in the Pekalongan case, with the team continuing to work on the matter. “There is no ruling out the possibility that if there are allegations of money laundering, investigators will move in that direction,” he said. It is understood that Fadia established a family-owned company, PT Raja Nusantara Berjaya (RNB), to win several procurement projects within the Pekalongan Regency government. The KPK disclosed that her household assistant (ART) Rul Bayatun was appointed as director of the company. “As far as we have, she calls it ART; ART is FAR (Fadia). That is the information we have,” said KPK Deputy for Enforcement Asep Guntur Rahayu, quoted on Friday, 6 February 2026. The company was formed by Fadia alongside Mukhtaruddin Ashraff Abu, her husband and a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives, and Muhammad Sabiq Ashraff (MSA), her son and a member of Pekalongan’s Regional House of Representatives. Ashraff served as commissioner, Sabiq as director, while Fadia was the beneficial owner. Asep noted that Fadia replaced Sabiq with Rul Bayatun, a change that he said hampered the tracing of company ownership. The firm also includes Fadia’s campaign team. The Pekalongan Regent reportedly urged provincial agencies to help the company win contracts. The family firm reportedly received Rp46 billion from 2023 to 2026, which was subsequently distributed. The breakdown was as follows: Rp5.5 billion to Fadia, Rp1.1 billion to her husband Ashraff, Rp2.3 billion to Rul Bayatun (director of RNB), Rp4.6 billion to her son Sabiq, Rp2.5 billion to another son Mehnaz Na, and Rp3 billion in cash withdrawals. The KPK noted that PT RNB secured outsourcing projects in 17 regional agencies, 3 regional hospitals, and 1 district in 2025. Fadia faces charges under Article 12(i) and Article 12(B) of the Anticorruption Law as connected with Article 127(1) of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Penal Code.