80 Witnesses And Experts Have Been Examined By The National Police Regarding The Malang Ferry Tragedy, Including PT Pindad

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JAKARTA - The National Police stated that in the investigation of the deadly tragedy at the Kanjuruhan Malang Stadium, at least 80 witnesses and experts had been questioned. In fact, one of them is an expert from PT Pindad. "There have been 80 people being questioned," said the Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo to reporters, Saturday, October 15. Of the dozens, investigators from the investigation team have examined experts from PT Pindad. Then, the organizers to residents around the Kanjuruhan Malang Stadium. The examination aims to get all information from various parties. Thus, the appointment and information regarding the tragedy will be even wider. "Including from PT Pindad, then from PT Indosiar, 15 organizers, 11 Brimob members, 6 Sabara members. Among them 7 victims have, the shop owners have finished, the stewards have finished, expert witnesses have come from the hospital," he said. Apart from that, the special team will also carry out exhumation and reconstruction. The plan is for the two proof processes to be carried out next week. "The team will carry out an exhumation or dig a grave on Wednesday," he said. "And Thursday the team will also carry out reconstruction," he continued. For the exhumation process, the team already has two victims to be declared. Of course, the exhumation process was carried out with the approval of all parties, including the victim's family. "We have received two victims who will be exhumed on Wednesday," said Dedi. For information, in the tragedy of Kanjuruhan Malang, at least 132 people died. Some said the cause was the death toll from the shooting of tear gas by the police. Then, in this case the National Police have named six suspects. They are, the President Director of PT LIB, Akhmad Hadian Lukita, the Chairperson of Panpel Arema FC Abdul Haris, and Arema Security Officer, Suko Sutrisno. Then, the Head of Malang Police Ops Kompol Wahyu Setyo Pranoto, Head of Samapta Malang Police AKP Bambang Sidik Achmadi, and the East Java Police Mobile Brigade Company Commander AKP Hasdarman.