Regarding The Kanjuruhan Tragedy, Mahfud Md: PSSI, PT LIB, Panpel And Indosiar Let Each Other Avoid Responsibility

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JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud Md admitted that many were throwing responsibilities related to the directed tragedy between PSSI, PT LIB, Panpel and Indosiar. He said, this proves that the implementation of the Indonesian League needs to be completely improved because it has endangered the world of national football.

"The TGIPF recommendation has not been issued, it will still be discussed today. But that it happened avoiding the operational responsibility of the field such as between LIB, PSSI, Panpel, and even Indosiar as evidence that the implementation of the League was a bit chaotic. It is dangerous for the world of our football," Mahfud said when asked for information, Wednesday, October 12. The head of the Joint Team for Independent Fact Findings (TGIPF) for the Tracing Sitience (TGIPF), said that throwing the responsibility was one of the team's concerns to find the root of the problem as material for compiling recommendations. Mahfud said that TGIPF had discussed and checked findings with Komnas HAM. "There is a possibility that Komnas HAM recommends something unique in accordance with its authority. What is that? Later, let Komnas HAM announce it," he said. Mahfud explained that TGIPF was still compiling recommendations that would later be submitted to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). As a result, he said, it would be submitted to the public after Jokowi received the report. "The TGIPF findings will not be announced before it is submitted to the President. Because TGIPF was formed with the Presidential Decree for the sake of the President," he explained. "TGIPF will submit a report to the President on Friday or next Monday," added Mahfud.

Previously, the Independent Fact Finding Joint Team (TGIPF) said that the All-Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) did not feel responsible for the riots in the Corruption Tragedy that killed 132 people after the Arema FC match against Persebaya on October 1. According to PSSI, the incident that occurred in the match was the responsibility of the organizing committee (panpel).

"Yes (not guilty). He (PSSI) said that he was first present (at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs) he conveyed Article 3 of the Security and Safety Regulation which stated that PSSI was not in a position responsible for the case that occurred, everything was Panpel's responsibility," said TGIPF member Akmal Marhali to reporters, at the office of the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Tuesday, October 11.

"That's what PSSI's defense tool used for the Kanjuruhan tragedy case and feels it's Panpel's responsibility," he continued.