Chairman Of The DPD RI Desak Evaluation Pola Rewards In Accordance With FIFA Regulations On The Tragedy Of The Malang Stadium

Chairman of the DPD RI La Nyalla Mattaliti and Chairman of PSSI Iwan Bule/ Photo; Doc DPD RI

SURABAYA - The chairman of the DPD RI, AA LaNyalla Mahmud Mattalitti, regretted the pattern of handling supporters who came to the stadium by the police by beating and shooting tear gas, thus being affected by spectators in the stands.

Due to mass panic and the impact of tear gas, hundreds of people jostled who wanted to get out of the stands became victims. When this press release was made, there was information on the number of victims reaching 129 people.

The prohibition on the use of tear gas has been regulated by FIFA and is stated in Chapter III concerning Rewards, article 19 regardingwards on the sidelines. Obviously written; It is forbidden to carry or use firearms or gas controlling the masses," LaNyalla said in a written statement received, Sunday afternoon, October 2.

The former chairman of PSSI also considered that this proved the weakness of coordination. Whereas before the match, there must have been a security coordination meeting between the Panpel and the Police.

"Whether there is a reason that makes the police shoot tear gas into the stands, causing mass panic," said LaNyalla, who was on a working visit in East Java, Sunday, October 2.

The former chairman of the PSSI National Team Agency said the main evacuation strategy was to secure players, and that has been done.

"Furthermore, it is just a matter of preventing spectators from destroying or attacking each other between the two camps. While all exits and evacuation routes are opened to vacate the stadium," he said.

The senator from East Java added that the evacuation of the stands by firing tear gas clearly violated FIFA rules.

The world of Indonesian football is mourning. Hundreds of Arema supporters died after riots occurred at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang. The chairman of the DPD RI, AA LaNyalla Mahmud Mattalitti, said that this incident was a dark record for national football.

LaNyalla, who expressed her condolences for the incident, asked all national football stakeholders to evaluate so that similar incidents do not happen again.

"Football riots have indeed occurred. But the incident in Kanjuruhan is extraordinary, because the number of victims is very large. A dark record for national football, even the world. I am concerned and regret why it happened," he said.

Previously, the East Java Police Chief, Inspector General Nico Afinta, said that the riots broke out after the East Java Derby match which brought together Arema Malang and Persebaya Surabaya at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang Regency, Saturday, October 1. The riot was triggered by the defeat of the Arema Malang home team.

This incident reportedly killed 129 people, including 2 police officers. It is known that 34 people died in the stadium and others died in the hospital.