Jakarta, Sept. 19 -- President Prabowo Subianto stressed that Indonesian leaders must be smart and possess broad knowledge in order to face various challenges and avoid being easily deceived.

"Broad knowledge. That is right. Indonesian leaders must be smart. Don't let people deceive you. Don't let yourselves be fooled," Prabowo said when delivering a speech at an event marking the 100th anniversary of the Darussalam Gontor Islamic Boarding School in Ponorogo, East Java, on Saturday.

As monitored via a live YouTube broadcast from the Presidential Secretariat channel, Prabowo made the remarks while outlining values that he said he believes are important for Indonesia's younger generation to possess.

The President said Indonesia's younger...