Police have charged a total of six people, including a police officer, with charges such as ordering the use of tear gas after a massive chaos after a professional football league match in Indonesia killed more than 100 people. clarified the policy.
On October 1, after a professional soccer league match in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, a part of the spectators entered the ground and the police fired tear gas in response, causing a large-scale chaos and many people. According to the police, 131 people have been confirmed dead so far.
The government said that 35 people who died were between the ages of 3 and 17, and there is growing criticism in the country that the police response was excessive.
Under these circumstances, the top police held a press conference on the night of the 6th, and a detective was asked about 3 police officers, 1 professional league executive, and 2 people in charge of safety management for the home team who were playing the game that day. We have made it clear that we will pursue accountability.
Three police officers ordered the use of tear gas, even though it was prohibited inside the stadium.
In addition, the professional league executives neglected to inspect the stadium, and the person in charge of the home team was suspected of manslaughter for letting more spectators than capacity and preventing spectators from evacuating. increase.
On the other hand, the Indonesian government has set up a special team to investigate the cause in parallel with the police investigation, and wants to complete the investigation within a month.