MAKI Urges KPK to Use TPPU to Target Fadia Arafiq’s Husband and Son

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said money flowed from the case of Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq to her husband and child. MAKI, the Community Anti-Corruption Indonesia, urged the KPK to apply Tindakan Pencegahan Pencucian Uang (TPPU) in the case so as to ensnare Fadia Arafiq’s husband and son.

‘Iya pertama KPK harus terapkan pencucian uang dulu kepada Fadia, karena apapun dia yang dianggap aktor intelektual kasus ini, inisiasi dirikan perusahaan ternyata perusahaannya untuk ambil pekerjaan di Pemkab Pekalongan, dan nilainya sangat tidak wajar,’ said MAKI coordinator Boyamin Saiman when contacted on Thursday, 5 March 2026.

Boyamin said that by applying TPPU, the husband and even the child could be charged with passive money laundering. Indeed, they may be considered co-conspirators if they knew from the start. ‘Dari situ memang diduga ada korupsi, dan hasilnya pun kalau dinikmati oleh siapa-siapa menjadi kalau dikenakan pencucian uang, maka anak dan suami menjadi terlibat secara minimal pasif, tapi kalau tahu sejak awal juga bukan pasif lagi, bisa jadi malah turut serta aktif,’ he said.

He referred to the legal term in the Penal Code as ‘tugas turut serta’ (joint participation) because they founded the company together, so it’s not merely passive in his view; at minimum they could be charged with passive TPPU, but the KPK must apply TPPU first. ‘Karena kemarin kan baru Pasal 12 huruf I tentang konflik kepentingan pengadaan barang dan jasa untuk tender,’ he said.

Boyamin urged the KPK to immediately apply TPPU so that it can request statements from Fadia’s husband and son. ‘Nanti kalau dikenakan TPPU ya otomatis anak dan suaminya menjadi minimal pasif, saya tuntut KPK terapkan TPPU dan melibatkan suami dan anaknya untuk dimintai keterangan, cukup bukti ya dijadikan tsk juga,’ he added.

As is known, the KPK has named Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq as a suspect in a case of alleged corruption for involvement in procurement projects in the Pekalongan Regency government. KPK has disclosed that funds from the alleged corruption case are believed to have been enjoyed by Fadia’s family.

Deputy for Enforcement and Execution at the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, said Fadia’s husband, Mukhtaruddin Ashraff Abu, who also serves as a member of the Pekalongan Regional People’s Representative Council, established a company named PT Raja Nusantara Berjaya with their son, Muhammad Sabiq Ashraff. The company operates in the provision of services and has actively served as a vendor to the Pekalongan Regency government.

KPK noted that Ashraff was a commissioner of PT RNB, while Sabiq was the director from 2022–2024. Asep said Fadia replaced Sabiq as director with Rul Bayatun, who is her trusted associate.

The details are as follows:

• Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq: Rp 5.5 billion;

• Fadia’s husband, Ashraff: Rp 1.1 billion;

• Director of PT RNB, Rul Bayatun: Rp 2.3 billion;

• Fadia’s son, Sabiq: Rp 4.6 billion;

• Fadia’s daughter, Mehnaz Na: Rp 2.5 billion;

• And cash withdrawals amounting to Rp 3 billion.

Nevertheless, other names so far remain as witnesses. The KPK has only named Fadia as a suspect. She is charged under Article 12(i) and Article 12B of the Law on the Eradication of Corruption read together with Article 127(1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the Penal Code.