Scout's Position Statement

INDONESIANTALK.com –– KWARNAS SUSPECTS THE REMOVAL OF SCOUTS WILL WEAKEN FUTURE INDONESIAN LEADERSHIP The National Scout Movement (Kwarnas) Chief Commissioner General Police (Retired) Budi Waseso emphasized that Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Regulation (Permendikbudristek) Number 12 of 2024, which “removes” Scouts as a mandatory extracurricular activity in schools, is a covert attempt to weaken Indonesia’s future leadership and erase the nation’s identity. “We suspect indications in that direction carried out subtly and systematically. In discussions with leaders of regional scout councils (kwarda) throughout Indonesia and also Kwarnas, everyone sees the same thing,” said Budi Waseso after opening the 2024 National Scout Working Meeting (Rakernas) in Depok, West Java, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. In the Rakernas attended by 34 regional scout councils (kwarda) from across Indonesia, Budi Waseso stated that all kwarda leaders unanimously rejected Permendikbudristek Number 12 of 2024 and signed a joint statement urging the Ministry of…