Police Begins To Intervene To Investigate The Cause Of The Deaths Of 2 Bobotoh In The Persib Versus Persebaya Match At GBLA

JAKARTA - The West Java Regional Police examined a number of officers from the Gelora Bandung Lautan Api (GBLA) Stadium to investigate the cause of death of two supporters who were thought to have died due to being crammed into the stadium.

"To do an in-depth investigation, we must first know the factors that caused the incident, so that only then can we explain to whom we should check again," said Head of West Java Polda Humas Kombes Pol. Ibrahim Tompo in Bandung, West Java, Monday, June 20, quoted from Antara.

The two football team supporters are thought to have died when they were about to enter the stadium to watch the President's Cup match between Persebaya Surabaya and Persib Bandung.

Ibrahim said the GBLA officers were examined by interview and had not yet entered into the realm of the case. He also has not said the number of officers who have been examined by the West Java Police.

"To explore the information and instructions first, if the organizing committee has not been examined," he added.

Police have now put up a police line around the location of the death of the two supporters to investigate the cause of the tragedy.

"We are currently conducting an investigation at the GBLA Stadium, so our area is the police line to investigate," he said.

On Friday (17/6), two Persib Bandung supporters were thought to have died due to overcrowding when they were about to enter the GBLA to watch the President's Cup match. The crowd of spectators exploded until a number of GBLA entrances collapsed.

The two youths who died were Ahmad Solihin from Cibaduyut and Sopiana Yusup, a Viking member from Bogor.

The location for the 2022 President's Cup match for Group C is confirmed to no longer be held at the Si Stadium Gelora Bandung Lautan Api (GLBA). The match will also be held without spectators due to the deaths of two Persib Bandung supporters, last week.

The rest of the Group C matches will be held at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium. The transfer of the match location and the rules without spectators were issued by the West Java Police Chief on Monday, June 20. The letter numbered B/Rek-3420/VI/YAN.2.1/2022/DIT IK was signed by Kombes Ruslan Ependi.