A Black Campaign

Leaflets stating Boediono’s wife is Catholic were distributed during Jusuf Kalla’s campaign. The person responsible must be found and punished properly.

July 7, 2009

JUSTIFYING any means to achieve aims is not the proper democratic way. Therefore, we regret the black campaign against vice-presidential candidate Boediono. This type of behavior is not only politically unethical, it also harms our festival of democracy. A presidential election that should be elegant has been besmirched by this vulgar and “antiquated” method.

The black campaign took place when presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla addressed peo

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