A tragic incident caused by a soccer fan who was trampled to death at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang City, East Java Province on the night of October 1, 2022, left 131 dead and more than 320 injured. Inspector General of the Indonesian National Police, Listyo Sikit Prabowo, said that the police would file criminal charges against six people, three of them, who ordered the firing of tear gas to control crowds. and three of the club’s match management officers, Arema FC, the home team, as well as the chairman and a member of the club’s security team. An act of negligence causing death to another person The maximum penalty is 5 years imprisonment.
However, such turmoil occurred. After the police fired tear gas to control the football fans After the referee blew the whistle for the end of the match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya, the visiting team ended with the visiting team defeated the home team 3-2, disappointing the local fans. They ran to the football field. to injure the visiting footballers and referees on the day of the event A total of 2,000 police-military personnel were used to maintain order in the stadium.
Hundreds of fans tried to flee the stadium through the narrow exit gates, resulting in a stampede to the death. causing public dissatisfaction in Indonesia Most of them criticize the police operations. Especially shooting tear gas to control crowds in stadiums. This is against stadium security regulations set by the International Football Federation (FIFA). local scene and a restraining order for 9 other police officers during the investigation.
In another tragic incident at the stadium, 97 Liverpool FC fans were killed in a stampede at Sheffield FC’s Hillsborough stadium. In Sheffield on April 15, 1989, an incident occurred while a football fan was watching the FA Cup semi-final. Between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest Football Club
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