‘I express my deepest condolences for the football tragedy that took lives in Kanjuruhan, Malang,’ Widodo wrote on Twitter. The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has now launched an investigation and Indonesia president Joko Widodo has ordered the league to be halted. ‘The government has made improvements to the implementation of football matches over time and will continue to improve.’įans ran onto the pitch after the final whistle and police then fired tear gas, leading to the stampede. There were no victims of beating or harassment between supporters. ‘Therefore, the victims generally died from pushing, squeezing, trampling, and shortness of breath. Supporters in the field are only from Arema. Because Persebaya supporters can’t watch at that match. ‘I need to emphasise that the tragedy of Kanjuruhan is not a clash between Persebaya supporters and Arema. We also hope that the victims’ families will be patient and continue to coordinate with the government officials in the field. The country’s chief security minister Mohammad Mahfud said 42,000 tickets had been sold for the 38,000-capacity stadium and posted on Instagram: ‘To the victims’ family, our condolences. Some local officials had put the death toll at 174, but East Java Deputy Governor Emil Dardak said the number of fatalities had subsequently been revised down to 125 and said the earlier figure “may have included duplicate fatalities”. Police reportedly tear-gassed some rioting supporters after Arema FC lost 3-2 to rivals Persebaya Surabaya in East Java during the Liga 1 fixture.Īround 180 were said to be hurt in a stampede with the disaster one of the world’s worst at a stadium. Indonesia’s top-flight soccer league has been halted and an investigation is underway after at least 125 people were reported to have died after a crush at match on 1st October.
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