Police Conduct Layered Examination To Prevent Persib Bandung Supporters From Coming To Madura United Headquarters

JAKARTA - Strict security was carried out by the police ahead of the final second leg of the 2023/2024 League 1 Championship Series between Madura United vs Persib Bandung. A layered examination is applied at the entrance to Bangkalan.

The final of the second leg of the Championship Series scheduled Madura United to host the Bangkalan Stadium on Friday, May 31, 2024 evening WIB. Ahead of the match, tight security was implemented.

Based on the applicable regulations, in this season's competition there is a ban on away for the visiting team supporters. In this case, it means that the ban applies to both Viking and Bobotoh who are supporters of Persib Bandung.

Based on VOI.id's monitoring in the field who had the opportunity to cover directly to the location, it was true that the security carried out by the police was tight.

In fact, security points were deployed along the way to and after the Suramadu bridge, which is the only land access to Madura Island.

At least layered examinations were carried out by the police along the road by the media crew bus. The first inspection was carried out on Kedung Cowek Street, not far from the Tuwowo bridge.

Then about 3 km from the first inspection, the police who also brought the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnel returned to inspect large vehicles. Similar to the previous inspection, the police who wore free clothes again investigated the passengers and asked for an identity.

To reporters, one of the police officers said that since this morning there have been many buses carrying Persib Bandung supporters. The bus was then asked to turn around.

"There have been a lot of them, all of them have been sent back and cannot go back to Madura," said one police officer named Bagus.

Persib Bandung has the potential to win the 2023/2024 Liga 1 title. In the first leg meeting which took place at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung Regency, the team nicknamed Pangeran Biru managed to win through a landslide score of 3-0.

Persib Bandung's victory in the first leg was brought thanks to goals scored by Ciro Alves and brace David Da Silva in the second half.

The positive result of three goals was inevitable, making the second leg feel lighter for Ciro Alves and his friends.

Naturally, when finally Persib Bandung supporters were willing to flock to Madura to witness the procession of giving the title, one hand had been held by David da Silva and his friends.