The Chairperson Of The Arema Panpel Asks Victims Of Tragedy To Be Autopsied: Let The Causes Clear

ILUSTRASI DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Arema FC Organizing Committee Abdul Haris asked the police to do an autopsy on the bodies of hundreds of people who died in the tragedy of Kanjuruhan, Malang Regency, East Java, to determine the cause of death.

"Yes, it is to thoroughly investigate everything, so that everything must be clear," said Abdul Haris after being questioned as a suspect in the Kanjuruhan tragedy which resulted in 131 casualties at the East Java Police Headquarters, Surabaya, Tuesday, October 11, as reported by Antara.

He said, when there was a riot at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, according to the standard operating procedure (SOP), his party had ordered all officers to open the stadium door 15 minutes before the match ended.

"The door is opened according to standards, nothing is closed and it must be proven by opening CCTV. No one (orders to close), there is no order to close it," said Haris.

The autopsy of the corpse must be carried out, asking Haris, to determine the cause of death of the victim. In addition, there is also an examination to determine the pain suffered by the survivors.

"For the victims still suffering from pain, some of whose eyes still hurt, some are still congested," he said.

Haris stated that at the time of the riot at the Kanjuruhan Stadium there were tear gas fired by the security forces. The number of tear gas varies.

"There are various amounts of tear gas, they can be detected and found in the field. We want to know and thoroughly investigated," he said.

Furthermore, Haris emphasized that the legal process he is currently undergoing is his responsibility as a Panpel Arema FC.

"Hopefully everything will be launched immediately, investigated thoroughly who did it because this is a humanitarian tragedy. I ask all relevant parties to immediately investigate it thoroughly," he said.