More than 130 people died in Indonesia, marking the one-day anniversary of the massive post-match chaos of a professional soccer league, and many people mourned the victims. There are voices questioning how safety management should be carried out in the big matches in the future.
In Malang Province, East Java Province, Indonesia, 10 people were killed when police fired tear gas at some spectators who entered the ground after a professional soccer league match last October, causing massive chaos and causing people to collapse on top of each other.
On the first day, one year after the disaster, many people came to the stadium to pay their respects.
In front of the exit, where spectators rushed to escape the tear gas, some people began to cry when they saw the photos of the victims.
At the time, a man who was involved in the disaster said, "It was the first time I had been here since then, and it took courage."
One of the bereaved family members, a seven-year-old boy who lost his mother, who was watching the game with him, recalled, "My mother seemed to be having fun during the game, and I remember someone stepping on me."
A government investigation team determined that police use of tear gas was the main cause of the many casualties, and police security officers and home team executives were sentenced to prison for professional manslaughter.
In Indonesia, the men's soccer and under-135 World Cup is scheduled to start next month, and there are voices questioning the state of safety management.