KPK Questions Luxury Watch Store Manager in Fadia Arafiq Corruption Case, Findings Revealed

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects former Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq (FAR) used proceeds from corruption to purchase a luxury Rolex watch. KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said investigators confirmed the suspicion by questioning a private individual with the initials IBA and a manager at the INTime boutique in Senayan City. “Witnesses are being thoroughly questioned regarding the alleged purchase of a luxury watch by suspect FAR,” Budi told journalists in Jakarta on Monday, 25 May 2026. Previously, on 3 March 2026, the KPK arrested Fadia Arafiq along with her aide and trusted associates in Semarang, Central Java. Additionally, 11 others were detained in Pekalongan, Central Java. This series of arrests formed part of the KPK’s seventh Operation Tangkap Tangan (OTT) in 2026, coinciding with the Islamic month of Ramadan 1447 Hijriah. On 4 March 2026, the KPK formally named Fadia Arafiq as the sole suspect in a corruption case involving the procurement of outsourcing services and other contracts within the Pekalongan Regency government for the 2023-2026 fiscal year. The KPK alleges Fadia Arafiq was involved in a conflict of interest by ensuring her family’s company, PT Raja Nusantara Berjaya (RNB), won several contracts within the Pekalongan Regency government. Fadia Arafiq and her family are said to have received Rp19 billion from the contracts, with Rp13.7 billion retained by the ‘Cik Cik Bum Bum’ singer and her family, Rp2.3 billion distributed to RNB director and domestic worker Rul Bayatun, and Rp3 billion in cash withdrawals yet to be divided.