Komnas HAM Asks Jokowi To Cooperate With FIFA To Certify Football Competition Devices

Komnas HAM member Choirul Anam when showing a key video related to the tragedy of Kanjuruhan/ANTARA

Komnas HAM gave a recommendation to President Joko Widodo to cooperate with FIFA to ensure certification and license all Indonesian football match devices to ensure standardization and quality of these devices. "Komnas HAM recommends to the president to cooperate with FIFA to ensure certification and license to all match equipment," said Komnas HAM member Choirul Anam at a press conference at the Komnas HAM Office, Jakarta, Antara, Wednesday, November 2. This recommendation was given by Komnas HAM in order to improve Indonesian football and enforce human rights after the tragedy at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java, last October 1. Anam said that the certainty of certification and license for all football match devices is to ensure the professionalism of organizing football matches after the tragedy at the Kanjuruhan Stadium. Selain itu, kata dia, langkah tersebut juga bernilai penting untuk menjamin tragedi seperti yang terjadi di Stadion Kanjuruhan tidak berulang. "If within 3 months no concrete steps are taken or as soon as possible, there will be no follow-up, Komnas HAM RI recommends freezing football activities managed by PSSI," said Anam. Furthermore, Anam also submitted three other recommendations from Komnas HAM to President Jokowi after the Kanjuruhan route. First, the President is recommended to conduct a thorough evaluation of football governance in Indonesia as part of efforts to fulfill and protect human rights and improve the sports system in Indonesia. Second, forming an independent team to audit the feasibility of all soccer stadiums in Indonesia in accordance with several predetermined standards, such as by FIFA and PSSI. "Thus, this can ensure the safety and security of the parties involved. It is important to form this independent team," said Anam. Komnas HAM recommends that President Jokowi take steps to improve overall football's governance by involving a number of parties as a form of guarantee so that the same tragedy does not repeat itself.