ARI H. Soemarno has been continuously under attack these past few weeks. This career Pertamina official, who currently heads the marketing department, has been the object of rumors since his name cropped up as the person most likely to replace Widya Purnama as CEO of state-owned Pertamina.

People in the oil industry have begun to question the integrity of this Yogyakarta-born, 58-year-old official since rumors emerged of his alleged close relati