FORMER Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sudirman Said once attempted to expose irregularities in Pertamina’s oil import practices through its subsidiary, Pertamina Energy Trading Limited (Petral). The case, suspected to involve businessman Mohammad Riza Chalid, prompted Sudirman to enlist the Australian forensic firm KordaMentha to audit the alleged fraud.

The audit followed the dissolution of Petral in May 2015, a decision made af