PSSI Supports Maximum Punishment For Disruption Tragedy

Football supporters put Arema's attributes into prayer for victims of the Kanjuruhan Tragedy at the Captain I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Bali, Monday (3-10-022). (Between/Fikri Yusuf)

PSSI General Chair Erick Thohir supports the appropriate punishment for anyone who was legally proven guilty in the Kanjuruhan tragedy on October 1, 2022, which claimed 135 lives.

The legal process for the Kanjuruhan tragedy is still ongoing. Erick said PSSI could not intervene in the process, but wanted the court to impose a maximum sentence on those who were proven responsible.

"PSSI and I fully support it, when there is a proper punishment. But when the legal process goes on we can't intervene but we continue to push," Erick said on the federation's official website.

The former Inter Milan president asked all parties to be patient in waiting for the legal process. He said the court process, such as the Kanjuruhan tragedy, clearly took a lot of time.

"I beg you with all humility, supporters be patient. This is a process. The process is not easy, it must be long. When we want to make sure the supporters come home safely," said Erick.

Erick further said that the Kanjuruhan tragedy clearly left deep wounds on the minds of the victims' families. Therefore, he wants the same incident not to happen again in the future.

"I think we have the same commitment, where the incident should not happen again," said the figure who serves as Minister of SOEs.