Indonesia's Prabowo plans military academy retreat for new cabinet

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — 

Indonesia's caller President Prabowo Subianto volition instrumentality his furniture members connected a three-day retreat astatine a subject academy nestled successful a Javanese upland range, wherever they volition slumber successful tents, an antithetic commencement for a authorities successful the Southeast Asian country.

Former peculiar unit commandant Prabowo was sworn successful arsenic Indonesia's eighth president connected Sunday, taking implicit from Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to pb the world's third-biggest democracy. He announced his furniture connected Sunday evening and his ministers were to beryllium inaugurated aboriginal connected Monday.

First connected the docket volition beryllium the retreat this play astatine a subject academy successful Magelang, Central Java, surrounded by volcanoes astir 500 kilometers (310 miles) eastbound of Jakarta.

The retreat is aimed astatine forming a enslaved betwixt astir 100 furniture ministers and their deputies, a divers grouping of politicians, technocrats, erstwhile subject officials and spiritual leaders, according to Abdul Kadir Karding, migrant extortion minister.

Prabowo wants to marque definite his furniture members recognize his vision, Karding said.

"So it volition beryllium easier for america to enactment together. (Prabowo) ever emphasizes the value of solidity," Karding said, noting that an anti-corruption acquisition volition beryllium portion of the worldly covered astatine the retreat.

All the ministers volition beryllium expected to slumber successful tents, helium besides said.

Cooperatives minister, Budi Arie Setiadi, 55, said the retreat volition beryllium held Friday done Sunday, Oct. 25-27.

Such an excursion is not caller for Prabowo and reflects his enactment style. His Gerindra governmental enactment has often organized akin events astatine Prabowo's spacious Hambalang property southbound of Jakarta.

Gerindra's astir caller retreat was held successful September to hole elected parliamentary members to beryllium sworn in. Social media posts from the retreat amusement politicians posing for photographs wearing brownish camouflage uniforms, maroon berets and combat boots.

Most Gerindra retreats person consisted of briefings connected authorities ideology and leadership, and outdoor activities specified arsenic jogging and airy exercises, said 57-year-old Gerindra subordinate Ferry Juliantono, who is Prabowo's lawman curate of cooperatives. He said Prabowo, 73, himself typically leads the retreats.

Prabowo's cabinet includes officials continuing connected from the medication of predecessor Joko Widodo, specified arsenic highly-regarded concern curate Sri Mulyani Indrawati, 62, arsenic good arsenic retired Lt Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, 71, a person of Prabowo since their subject days who is present defence minister.