People must be warned that tear gas will be used and allowed to disperse. Usman Hamid, executive director of Amnesty International Indonesia, said tear gas should only be used to disperse crowds when widespread violence has occurred and other methods have failed. Rights groups responded to the tragedy by blaming the use of tear gas in the stadium by police.Ĭiting FIFA's stadium safety guidelines against the use of "crowd control gas" by pitch side stewards or police, Amnesty International called on Indonesian authorities to conduct a swift investigation into the use of tear gas 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. Brawls were reported outside the stadium during and after the semifinals of the East Java Governor's Cup, which ended with Persebaya beating Arema 4-2. The restriction on Persebaya fans from entering the stadium was imposed after clashes between supporters of the two rival teams in East Java's Blitar stadium in February 2020 caused 250 million rupiah ($18,000) in damage. People stand next to a damaged car following a riot after the league BRI Liga 1 football match between Arema vs Persebaya at Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, October 2, 2022, in this photo taken by Antara Foto.Īt the Vatican, Pope Francis said he was praying for "those who have lost their lives and for the wounded following clashes that erupted after a soccer game in Malang, Indonesia." In a statement, FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressed condolences on behalf of the global football community, saying "the football world is in a state of shock." The statement did not mention the use of tear gas. As the host, the country automatically qualifies for the cup. Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali said the incident "has certainly injured our soccer image." Indonesia is due to host the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup from May 20 to June 11, with 24 participating teams. He ordered the sports minister, the national police chief and the PSSI chair to conduct a thorough evaluation of the country's soccer and its security procedure. "We must continue to maintain sportsmanship, humanity and a sense of brotherhood of the Indonesian nation."
"I deeply regret this tragedy and I hope this is the last soccer tragedy in this country, don't let another human tragedy like this happen in the future," Widodo said in a televised speech. Others tried to identify the bodies laid at a morgue while medical workers put identification tags on the bodies of the victims. Grieving relatives waited for information about their loved ones at Malang's Saiful Anwar General Hospital. Indonesia's soccer association, known as PSSI, suspended the premier soccer league Liga 1 indefinitely in light of the tragedy and banned Arema from hosting soccer matches for the remainder of the season. "We have already done a preventive action before finally firing the tear gas as (fans) began to attack the police, acting anarchically and burning vehicles," he told a news conference early Sunday. More than 100 were receiving intensive treatment in eight hospitals, 11 of them in critical condition.Įast Java police chief Nico Afinta defended the use of tear gas. National Police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the death toll had been revised to 125 from 174, after authorities found some of the victims were counted twice. Asked what triggered the panic, he replied: "Tear gas." "Some were trampled, some fell down and some got hit," Rian Dwi Cahyono told Sky News from the hospital, where he was being treated for an injured arm. In the chaos, 34 died at the stadium, including two officers, and some reports include children among the casualties. Others suffocated and were trampled as hundreds of people ran to the exit to avoid the tear gas. He said he climbed the roof of the stands and only came down when the situation calmed.
"Many victims fell because of shortness of breath and difficulty seeing due to tear gas and were trampled." "Officers fired tear gas directly at spectators in the stands, forcing us to run toward the exit," he said. Another spectator, Ahmad Fatoni, said police had started beating the fans with sticks and shields, and they fought back.
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