The Palace and the Funding
A number of people in the inner circle of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono admitted receiving illegal funds from the Maritime Affairs Department during the 2004 presidential election. However, Yudhoyono evaded the issue by saying that these people were not a part of the campaign team. Tempo investigations discovered that they were important people who even arranged meetings and discussions with the then presidential candidate.
June 5, 2007
MUNAWAR Fuad Nuh virtually choreographed the campaign of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) at Islamic boarding schools during the 2004 presidential election. His job was to analyze which kiai (traditional religious figures) should be visited. He also prepared the appropriate dialog and phrasing for SBY to win over the hearts of his hosts.
Fuad worked for four types of results for each of Yudhoyono’s visits to these Islamic boarding schools. First
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