The National Police Affirms The Anti-Mafia Ball Task Force Will Not Disband Completely, Only...

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JAKARTA - The National Police has stated that the Anti-Mafia Ball Task Force has not completely disbanded. However, only the term of duty has ended.

The statement was in response to news about the Anti-Mafia Football Task Force which had been disbanded following the completion of the alleged match-fixing case in Indonesian football.

"It's not disbanded. You see, the Task Force was formed at that time. Because there was a massive case that had to be handled. Then it was handled and finished, now the Task Force is automatically limited by space and time," said Asops Chief of Police Inspector General Imam Sugianto when contacted, Tuesday, November 9

Moreover, members of the Anti-Mafia Ball Task Force have also changed duties and the warrant for duty has also expired in August 2020.

"The Task Force people have also shifted everywhere, right. That's why it was finished, the order was over," said Imam.

However, with the issue of match-fixing in Indonesian football re-emerging, Imam said it was not impossible that the task force would return to duty. However, to reactivate the Anti-Mafia Ball Task Force, there must be an order from the National Police Chief.

"It can be formed again but there must be a leadership policy," said Imam.

But if there is no order to activate it again, then the alleged match-fixing will be handled by the detective unit. Even that is not a problem because the most important thing is that all cases will be handled.

"If there is a case that occurs, it's a police investigator. After being investigated by the PSSI disciplinary commission, that's the initial treatment. Then if there are indications of a crime, it's handed over to the police. This means that follow-up investigations and investigations will be automatically handled by the detectives," he said. Priest.