Tragedy Of The Stadium For Eating Hundreds Of Mental Victims, Erick Thohir: Football Should Be A Unitary

A victim of the rioting supporters at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang on Saturday night October 1, 2022, was transported by his colleagues. (Antara/Ario Bowo Sucipto)

JAKARTA - The death toll from the riots that occurred at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, after the match Arema Malang (Arema) FC against Persebaya Surabaya on Saturday night, continued to increase in number. Until this news was written, the number had reached 130 people.

Condolences and condolences for the tragedy at the Kanjuruhan Stadium continued to arrive from various parties. One of them is from the Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir. He regretted the incident.

Furthermore, Erick said that football should be a unifier, where there is a value of sportsmanship and humanity.

"Delightly and deeply saddened by the tragedy at the Kanjuruhan Stadium. Football should be a unifying, in which there is a value of sportsmanship and humanity," he said, quoted from his official Instagram @erickthohir, Sunday, October 2.

The former Inter Milan president also invited all parties to stop all kinds of violence in football matches in the country. Because, according to Erick, there is no football for human life.

"Stop violence! There is no football for life. Let's take care of Indonesian football," he said.

As previously reported, the world of football in the country mourns the aftermath of the riots that occurred at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, after the match Arema Malang (Areema) against Persebaya Surabaya on Saturday night. Hundreds of human lives became victims in the incident.

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD said the government regretted the riots that occurred at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java.

Regarding this incident, Mahfud admitted that he had coordinated with the National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit and also the East Java Police Chief, Inspector General Nico Afinta.

"The government regrets the riots in Kanjuruhan. The government will handle this tragedy well," Mahfud wrote on his official Instagram @mohmahfudmd.

Furthermore, Mahfud expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of the Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy. Mahfud also hopes that the victim's family can be patient while waiting for the process to be carried out.

"To the families of the victims, we express our condolences. We also hope that the families of the victims are patient and continue to coordinate with the officers and government officers in the field. The Malang Regency Government will bear the costs of hospitals for the victims," said Mahfud.