Police: Eye Gas At Stadium Will Not Be Used Again

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JAKARTA - The National Police have decided to no longer use tear gas and crowd control tools. Later, the role of stewards will be put forward in securing football matches. "For the use of tear gas, then mass control equipment, and equipment that can provoke masses in stadiums, it is certainly not being used again," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo to reporters, Saturday, October 15. The decision was based on the results of an evaluation following the chaos at the Kanjuruhan Malang Stadium which killed hundreds of people. Then, the National Police has made a regulation on securing football matches which refers to FIFA safety and security regulations (FIFA Stadium Safety and Security Regulations). In that regulation, safety and security when securing football matches is a top priority. "The National Police has made a regulation on how safety and security are the most absolute in securing every match," he said. In addition, regulations have been made to regulate security both at the village level to the international level. So, it is hoped that there will be no more chaos. "Security and security are top priorities, both for spectators, players, officials, including match equipment, and security forces themselves," said Dedi.