"The president conveyed an analogy, stating that a fish starts to rot from its head. Therefore, the leader must show a good example and maintain integrity," he noted on Friday.
Ebenhaezer said Prabowo made his stance clear, pledging to personally model anti-corruption behavior and indicating that cabinet members reluctant to maintain this standard or pursuing personal interests while carrying out their duties should resign.
Prabowo coupled his anti-corruption directive with a call to members of the Red and White Cabinet to maintain teamwork.
Solid teamwork is needed within the cabinet to maintain stable conditions in the country, given the current global geopolitical instability, Ebenhaezer said.
"President Prabowo said we will face a major crisis later. However, we must become a solid team," he stressed.
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The briefing session during the retreat at the Military Academy in Magelang was also marked by a question and answer session between Prabowo and members of the cabinet.
Ministers, deputy ministers, and special envoys to the president could offer suggestions for carrying out their duties more effectively.
The retreat is being held in Magelang as part of the briefing of ministers, deputy ministers, and heads of agencies and institutions in the cabinet led by President Prabowo.
The retreat is also expected to strengthen collaboration and coordination between ministries under Prabowo's administration.
Earlier, the cabinet arrived at the Military Academy on Thursday evening. They boarded a C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft of the Air Force from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, Jakarta, at 1:38 p.m. local time and landed at Adisucipto International Airport in Yogyakarta Province at around 3 p.m. local and then continued via land to Magelang.
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