The National Police Chief Falls Directly In Malang Handling Arema Vs Persebaya's Business Cases

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JAKARTA - The National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo left for Malang, East Java, today.

This is to deal with the riots after the football match between Arema Malang (Arema) FC and Persebaya Surabaya, last Saturday night.

Listyo left for Malang with the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora), Zainudin Amali.

The Head of the Police Public Relations Division, Inspector General of Police Dedi Prasetyo, emphasized that his party would move quickly to deal with the riots that killed hundreds of supporters.

"Today the National Police Chief will hold a meeting with the Minister of Youth and Sports and the local government and the results will be evaluated first, of course, it will be submitted to media colleagues," he told reporters, Sunday, October 2.

He said the National Police Chief had dispatched the DVI team directly to Malang.

All team of doctors from Bhayangkara Hospital Malang, Bhayangkara Hospital Kediri and Bhayangkara Hospital Surabaya were deployed to speed up the process of identifying victims and providing health services to injured victims.

Dedi said that there are currently two Polri focuses. The first is cooperation with the local medical team in order to provide the best medical services. This is so that the number of victims does not continue to grow.

"The second is the number of victims, so many DVI teams are working hard to immediately identify victims who died quickly so that victims can be returned to their respective families," he said.

As previously reported, the world of football in the country mourns the aftermath of the riots that occurred at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, after the match Arema Malang (Areema) against Persebaya Surabaya on Saturday night. So far, 127 people have died in this incident.

East Java Police Chief Inspector General Nico Afinta at a press conference in Malang Regency, East Java, said that of the 127 people who died, two of them were members of the National Police. A total of 34 people were reported to have died at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang Regency.

While the rest died while receiving assistance at a number of local hospitals. Until now there are approximately 180 people who are still undergoing treatment at a number of these hospitals.