APPI Attitudes Of Postponing Salaries In Men's Central Kalimantan: Don't Let Players Have Tragic Fate

APPI responded to the problem of men's Central Kalimantan salary arrears (VOI).

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Professional Footballers Association (APPI) has taken a stand on the polemic of raising salaries experienced by the Men's Central Kalimantan players. APPI strives for the players not to have a tragic fate.

Previously, it was known that the Central Kalimantan Putra squad had a salary suspension of up to three months. This made the players compactly go on strike against PSCS Cilacap in the League 2 relegation playoffs match on January 27, 2024.

Not only that, the attitude of the team that has not yet provided a bright spot on the rights of the players has made not a few players finally pour out their unrest on their social media.

This condition turned back back to backfire for the players. The Central Kalimantan club, Putra, even reported the complaints of players on social media to the police on the basis of the ITE Law.

Not only that, these players are also threatened with sanctions from the PSSI Komdis as a result of the decision to strike to play. This situation then made APPI finally intervene.

The President of APPI, Andritany Ardhiyasa, stated that he would protect the Central Kalimantan Putra players from being caught in the law and sanctions of the PSSI Komdis.

"APPI hopes that Komdis (PSSI) can act appropriately in solving this problem so that the players do not have a tragic fate," he said in a statement during a press conference at the APPI Office on Friday, February 2, 2024.

"Don't let them (players) become victims of the series of Indonesian football disasters. Do not let the players who are not paid their salaries be reported to the police by the club, then sanctioned (Komdis) PSSI. That's tragic," he said.

In addition, APPI also deeply regrets the arrears of player salaries as experienced by the Men's Central Kalimantan players. The case of salary arrears still often occurs in Indonesian football.

Therefore, APPI hopes that PSSI and PT Liga Indonesia Baru (PT LIB) will be more serious and strict in verifying the club's finances in the future so that the case of upholding player salaries like now cannot be repeated.