A presidential official announced on Wednesday ( Feb 19 ) that the Indonesian government would be hosting a week-long mountain glamping retreat for hundreds of regional leaders, provoking criticism as President Prabowo Subianto implements extensive budget cuts.
More than 500 leaders, governors and governors may be taken to a military-style club in the Central Java town of Magelang, where the late inaugurated president’s government stayed in luxury tents in October.
The 73-year-old former general, accused of rights injustices under tyrant Suharto in the late 1990s, has pledged to drill and unite the government’s best politicians, choosing the hills of Central Java for that goal.
According to national official Hariqo Wibawa Satria, who confirmed Prabowo would participate in some capability, the trekking trip for 503 politicians will take place between February 21 and February 28.
The local eyes may be trained on great governance, progress of public services and” chemical building”, he said.
However, the meeting, which comes from the home ministry resources and costs 13.2 billion rupees ( US$ 808, 000 ), has sparked outrage online and received criticism from NGOs.
” What’s the urgency? Why does assistants be used to glamp? On social media site X, a users posted in Indonesian on the idea that a less expensive type of camping could be done.