An Indonesian court has initiated the proceedings on Monday against number of police officers and football match The organizers who We are facing shipment of criminal Neglecting for their participation in one of The world’s most destructive football Pitch scramble in java last October.
catastrophe, in which 135 people died, it happened after a match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, raises questions about safety provisions and use of Tear gas, a crowd control measure, is prohibited football’s global dominant bodyFIFA.
court in Surabaya will hear the accusations against five peopleincluding three police officers and one security officer, and match Organizer. if found sinner face a maximum prison Phrase of five years.
The trial is ongoing via Court spokesman Agung Pranata said the trading was over the phone due to security concerns.
The Indonesian Human Rights Commission, which conducted an investigation into the stampede last November, found Police fired 45 rounds of Tear gas in the crowd at the end of The match, causing a panic, led to a stampede. The investigators concluded that excessive and indiscriminate use of Tear gas was main trigger behind the deadly a fan.
The committee said the doors closed, overflow stadium and failure to implement correctly safety Actions worsened death fees.
Attorney for the match organizer from Arema, one of the football participating clubs in the matchsaid his client denied all charges.
If there is negligence should is being on the police, who They fired tear gas, no us,” Sudarman, the attorney, said.
lawyers for Police and security officers on The trial was not immediate available for comment.
After the accident, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced That’s it football league matches It will be suspended and Kanjuruhan Stadium will be demolished and rebuilt.
league matches have since resumed in Southeast Asian country, but without any spectators.
