The Indonesian minister in charge of security has been firm after the crowd movement which left at least 125 dead in a football stadium in Indonesia.
Of the “measures must be takenagainst those responsible for the crowd movement that killed at least 125 people in a football stadium in Indonesia, the Indonesian minister in charge of security urged on Monday.
In a televised statement, Minister Mahfud MD also called on the Indonesian police to “identifier” those who “perpetrated the crimes», estimate that «action must be taken against them».
«We ask the national police to find the perpetrators of the crimes in the coming days“, he demanded.
A crowd movement left at least 125 dead and 323 injured on Saturday evening in a football stadium in Indonesia, in the city of Malang (east of the island of Java). It is one of the worst stadium tragedies ever. It all started when fans of local team Arema FC entered the pitch at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang City after their side lost 3-2 to neighboring Persebaya Surabaya.
The stadium contained 42,000 people and was full according to the authorities. Some 3,000 of them invaded the field after the match. The police, who described the incident as “riots“, tried to persuade fans to return to the stands and sent tear gas towards the public after the death of two police officers, which caused jostling and uncontrolled crowd movements. Many victims were trampled.
Survivors described panicking spectators, pinned down by crowds, as police fired tear gas canisters. For many, the police went too far in their use of tear gas.
Amnesty International has even called for an investigation into the use of this weapon by the police and to ensure that those with “committed violations are judged».
