KPK Seizes Electronic Evidence and Five Vehicles in Sting Operation Targeting Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq
JAKARTA — The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized Electronic Evidence (BBE) and five vehicles in connection with a case of alleged corruption in the procurement of outsourcing services in the Pekalongan Regency government that implicates Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq.
KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said the BBE seized by the agency consisted of conversations between Fadia Arafiq and her staff during the management and withdrawal of money connected to PT Raja Nusantara Berjaya (RNB), owned by her husband and son.
‘Where, when withdrawing cash, the staff consistently reported and documented; so this is the documentation made by the staff when withdrawing money, with the cash subsequently handed to the regent,’ Budi said as he displayed the BBE evidence at a press conference at the Merah Putih Building, Jakarta, on Wednesday (4 March 2026).
He said a car of the brand Wuling Air was seized from Rul Bayatun, who is Fadia’s trusted aide and also director of PT RNB.
‘There are also several vehicles secured at the Pekalongan regent’s official residence; there are a number of cars, the latest vehicle at a residence in the tourist town of Cibubur,’ he added.
Earlier, the KPK had named Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq a suspect in a case involving alleged corruption in outsourcing services procurement and other procurements in the Pekalongan Regency for the 2023-2026 period.
Deputy for Enforcement and Execution at the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, said the status of the suspect was established based on sufficient evidence.
Fadia Arafiq had initially been captured in a sting operation (OTT) in Semarang, Central Java, on Tuesday (3 March 2026).
‘KPK has escalated this case to the investigation phase by naming one suspect, FAR (Fadia Arafiq) as Pekalongan Regent for the 2025–2030 period,’ Asep said at a press conference at the Merah Putih Building, Jakarta, on Wednesday (4 March 2026).
Asep said the KPK would subsequently detain Fadia Arafiq for the first 20 days from 4-23 March 2026.
Asep said the case began when Fadia Arafiq, who had been regent for just one year in the 2021-2025 period, founded a company with her husband, who is also a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), Mukhtaruddin Ashraff Abu, and their son, a member of the Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD), Muhammad Sabiq Ashraff, named PT RNB (Raja Nusantara Berjaya).
PT RNB operates in the service provision sector and has actively acted as a vendor in the procurement of goods and services (PBJ) within the Pekalongan Regency government.
Asep said Muhammad Sabiq Ashraff served as commissioner of PT RNB and Muhammad Sabiq Ashraff served as director.