Susilo team accused of illegal campaigning

SEMARANG: Members of presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)'s campaign team have been accused of violating the election law by distributing 600 notebooks bearing Susilo's picture in several regencies in Central Java.

A member of the province's Election Supervisory Committee, Ahsanul Minan, said on Monday the SBY Fan Club was also involved in money politics by providing scholarships to elementary school students ahead of the Sept. 20 presidential runoff.

"Based on our findings, we have concluded that there are indications of campaign law violations over the distributions of the notebooks and money politics," he said. --JP