PT LIB Promises To Investigate Persib Bandung Supporters After The Match Against Persija

The Persib vs Persija match led to the riot of the host supporters (Screenshot/@ebolasport.id).

JAKARTA - PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) as the operator of Liga 1 responded to the riots of Persib Bandung supporters after the match against Persija Jakarta. The operator strongly criticized the incident and said it would investigate it thoroughly.

The riot was carried out by hundreds of supporters after the match at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung Regency, on Monday, September 23, 2024. Even though Maung Bandung won 2-0 against Persija, the disgraceful action continued.

After the match the supporters from the north and south tribune burst into the field. They seemed to be chasing and beating the stewards who were originally on guard on the side of the field.

Although it is not certain that the trigger and the reason for this incident broke, PT LIB strongly condemned the incident.

"We firmly regret the emergence of the incident," said LIB Operations Director Asep Saputra, as quoted from the LIB official website on Tuesday, September 24, 2024.

As a further effort, PT LIB will cooperate with related parties to thoroughly investigate this case and impose strict sanctions on the parties involved.

"We hope that similar incidents will not happen again in the future. This is an important lesson for all parties," said Asep.

In addition, PT LIB also invited all Indonesian football stakeholders to jointly create a safe, comfortable, and sporting football environment.

"To all supporters, we urge them to always maintain order and sportsmanship in supporting their favorite team," he said.

The crowd riot at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium was the result of several problems surrounding Persib Bandung.

Previously, it was known that the first problem occurred when Persib hosted Port FC in the 2024/2025 AFC Champions League 2 at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Thursday, September 19, 2024.

At that time, a Persib fan was suspected of being intimidated by a club official and received violence from two Persib players.

Video footage of this incident has spread widely on social media. A day later, or on Friday, September 20, 2024, it was suspected that a female Persib fan was abused by the steward who was on guard at the match.

The incident triggered a number of supporters to conduct demonstrations and speeches at Graha Persib on Jalan Sulanjana to demand clarification on Saturday, September 21, 2024.

However, at that time the club management did not meet them.