The police fired tear gas To disperse angry fans of a team "Arima" The owner of the losing ground after some of them invaded the pitch.
Police put the death toll at 125, while the health department of Malang city put the death toll at 131.
and decided Indonesian Football Association Banning the Secretary General of Arima and the official of the club’s organizing committee from practicing any sporting activity for life, and fining the club 250 million rupees (16,398 dollars).
Erwin Topping, head of the Indonesian Football Association Disciplinary Committee, said: "There were a lot of negatives from the organizing committee".
Another official from the Indonesian Federation confirmed, without giving details, that his country would receive officials from the International Federation (FIFA) and the Asian Game Confederation.
For his part, Albertos Wahurudanto, an official at the National Police Commission, a watchdog of the Indonesian president, said there were no orders to use tear gas in dealing with fans.
He added to the journalists "Tear gas was supposed to be fired outside.. there are suspicions of violating the instructions".
The Indonesian official confirmed that the commission will share its findings with an independent fact-finding team set up by the government.
Why did the incident happen?
- The closing of a number of exit gates from the stadium caused a crowd of fans and a stampede.
- Medics reported that some of the victims died of suffocation and had head injuries.
- Wahiru Danto, an official at the National Commission, explained that "It is not clear why some exit gates are closed".
- Choirul Annam, Commissioner of the Indonesian National Committee human rights He said in a press briefing "If tear gas wasn’t used, this mess wouldn’t have happened".
- Fans of the winning team were not allowed to attend "Persebaya Surabaya" For fear of clashes, most of the victims, including 33 minors, were from the masses "Arima" land owner.
- FIFA safety regulations prohibit the use of firearms or "Gas to control the crowd" during matches.
- spokesperson Indonesian police On Monday, it was announced that dozens of police officers were under investigation, while at least nine were suspended.
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And in one of the worst stadium disasters Around the world, hundreds were crushed while trying to escape an overflowing stadium in Malang. java Eastern Saturday.
The police fired tear gas To disperse the angry fans of the losing team “Arima”, after some of them invaded the pitch.
Police put the death toll at 125, while the health department of Malang city put the death toll at 131.
and decided Indonesian Football Association Banning the Secretary General of Arima and the official of the club’s organizing committee from practicing any sporting activity for life, and fining the club 250 million rupees (16,398 dollars).
“There were a lot of negatives from the organizing committee,” said Erwin Topping, head of the Indonesian Football Association’s Disciplinary Committee.
Another official from the Indonesian Federation confirmed, without giving details, that his country would receive officials from the International Federation (FIFA) and the Asian Game Confederation.
For his part, Albertos Wahurudanto, an official at the National Police Commission, a watchdog of the Indonesian president, said there were no orders to use tear gas in dealing with fans.
“Tear gas was supposed to be fired outside,” he told reporters. “There are suspicions of violating the instructions.”
The Indonesian official confirmed that the commission will share its findings with an independent fact-finding team set up by the government.
Why did the incident happen?
- The closing of a number of exit gates from the stadium caused a crowd of fans and a stampede.
- Medics reported that some of the victims died of suffocation and had head injuries.
- “It is not clear why some of the exit gates are closed,” said Wahiru Danto, an official at the National Commission.
- Choirul Annam, Commissioner of the Indonesian National Committee human rights “If tear gas had not been used, this chaos would not have occurred,” he said at a press briefing.
- It was not allowed to attend the fans of the winning team, “Persebaya Surabia” for fear of clashes, so most of the victims, including 33 minors, were fans of “Arima”, the owner of the land.
- FIFA safety regulations prohibit the use of firearms Or “crowd control gas” during matches.
- spokesperson Indonesian police On Monday, it was announced that dozens of police officers were under investigation, while at least nine were suspended.