KPK Summons Pekalongan Regent's Aide as Witness in Fadia Arafiq Corruption Case

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has summoned Aji Setiawan, the aide to the inactive Pekalongan Regent, and Siti Hanikatun, a former aide who now serves as the Head of the Economy Section of the Pekalongan Regency administration, as witnesses in the alleged corruption case involving conflicts of interest in the procurement of goods and services that ensnares Fadia Arafiq.

“The examination is being conducted at the KPK’s Merah Putih Building,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo in his statement on Thursday (11/5/2026).

However, Budi has not yet disclosed the material that will be explored from the two witnesses.

In this case, Fadia is alleged to have been involved in a complete chain: establishing the family company PT Raja Nusantara Berjaya (RNB), participating in procurement projects within the Pekalongan Regency administration, directing subordinates to award contracts to her company, and then billions of rupiah in profits flowing back to her family circle.

The KPK revealed that Fadia obtained substantial benefits alongside the numerous procurement projects for goods and services carried out by PT RNB in various regional apparatus of the Pekalongan Regency administration.

In 2025, PT RNB dominated procurement projects for goods and services in the Pekalongan Regency administration by handling outsourcing services procurement in 17 regional apparatus, 3 public hospitals, and 1 sub-district.

Looking further, from 2023 to 2026, there were incoming transactions to PT RNB worth Rp46 billion sourced from contracts between PT RNB and regional apparatus in the Pekalongan Regency administration.

Subsequently, from that money, only Rp22 billion was used for paying outsourcing employee salaries.

The remainder, among others, was enjoyed and distributed to the regent’s family, totalling Rp19 billion (approximately 40 percent of the total transactions).

For her actions, Fadia is charged with committing the criminal act of corruption as stipulated in Article 12 letter i and Article 12 B of Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 on Amendments to Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption jo. Article 127 paragraph (1) of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code (KUHP).