![]() ![]() Indonesia’s football association has also banned Arema from hosting matches for the rest of the season. President Widodo ordered the premier football league suspended until safety is re-evaluated and security is tightened. In the prolonged emergency, riot police trying to stop the violence fired tear gas, including toward the spectator stands, and triggered the disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits. At least five police vehicles were toppled and set ablaze outside the stadium. Witnesses said some 42,000 Arema fans threw bottles and other objects at players and officials. They are more than fanatical and finds strange thrills in hooliganism.” He says: “Even you play in an empty stadium, there will be hundreds of fans waiting outside to incite violence for their own benefit. Singapore’s icon midfielder of the 1980s Malek Awab, who coached there with Fandi Ahmad, believes the “Indonesia rowdy culture” will never change. Perhaps, now that the President of Indonesia himself has ordered for safety reviews, football will no longer be a ‘dangerous’ sport in Indonesia.” One would have thought that the football authorities would have seen the ominous signs and scrambled to the safety of its stakeholders. “For years, deaths have followed in the wake of hooliganism in Indonesian football, though not as devastating as this one. ![]() The majority come on their motorcycles, their famous mode of transport, and several even without match tickets, but somehow squeeze their way in.įormer Malaysia’s sports editor of the New Straits Times Lazarus Rok said: “The tragic incident that happened, as sad and shocking as it was to the football world, was a tragedy that was waiting to happen in the realm of Indonesian football. “We call on the Indonesian authorities to conduct a swift, thorough and independent investigation into the use of tear gas at the stadium and ensure that those who are found to have committed violations are tried in open court and do not merely receive internal or administrative sanctions.”įootball is hugely popular, if not fanatical, in Indonesia, and as a journalist with three decades of experience, I’ve personally experienced the rowdy behaviour of fans from Jakarta to Medan, Bali, and Surabaya. ![]() “No one should lose their lives at a football match,” he added. We must continue to maintain sportsmanship, humanity, and a sense of brotherhood in the Indonesian nation.” Don’t let another human tragedy like this happen in the future. He said: ‘I deeply regret this tragedy and I hope this is the last football tragedy in this country. He expressed his deep condolences for the dead in televised comments on Sunday. – At least 127 people died at a football stadium in Indonesia late on October 1 when fans invaded the pitch and police responded with tear gas, triggering a stampede, officials said. TOPSHOT – In this picture taken on October 1, 2022, a group of people carry a man after a football match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya at Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java. Sadly, at least 17 children were among the dead and seven children were injured and treated in hospitals, the authorities say. The investigations would aim to work out what happened and identify the perpetrators. “There needs to be a firm commitment from all parties that this will not be repeated.” NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.“This keeps happening,” said President Widodo in remarks to the press. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. ![]()
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