As the nation’s human rights committee looks into the deployment of tear gas by police, Indonesian officials announced on Monday that they will establish an impartial fact-finding team to look into the stampede that killed 125 people, including 32 children.
On Saturday, following a local match, supporters of the losing home team invaded the pitch, prompting police to use tear gas to disperse them, and fans flocked in fear as they attempted to flee the overcrowded stadium in Malang, East Java.
At least 32 children, ranging in age from 3 to 17 years old, are among the accident casualties, according to Nahar, a government official with the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection, who spoke to Reuters.
Ahmed Kahyo, 15, and Muhammad Farrell, 14, perished in the accident, and their older sister Indah Wahioni said, “My family and I didn’t anticipate it to end like this.” This occasion marked a first.
It was established by FIFA that it is against the law to deploy weapons or “gas control” during games.
The commissioner of the Indonesian National Commission for Human Rights, Choirul Annam, stated during a news conference held at the stadium that “if tear gas had not been deployed, this turmoil would not have occurred.”
To look into one of the biggest stadium catastrophes in history, law enforcement and sports officials travelled to Malang.
Premier League games were ordered to be postponed until the investigation was finished by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
In a press conference on Monday, Indonesia’s Security Minister Muhammad Mahfouz announced that his nation will establish a separate fact-finding team to ascertain what transpired and assist in identifying those responsible for the catastrophe. However, Saturday’s outcome wasn’t disastrous.
Owner Arima was defeated by Persibaya Surabaya 3-2, despite the fact that the police claimed they were withholding tickets from Persibaya supporters due to security concerns. The stadium can hold 38,000 people. At a news conference on Monday, Arima club president Gelang Widia Pramana sobbed, apologised, and claimed complete responsibility. He also said: “Lives are more valuable than football.” On Sunday, Pope Francis stated that he had prayed for those who had perished in the catastrophe as well as for those who had been hurt.
FIFA requested a report from the Indonesian football authority after describing the occurrence as a “dark day” for all parties involved in football.
Indonesia forms a team to look into the Java disaster independently.
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