Liga 1 Continued, National Police Chief Sigit: Evaluation Already Implemented Including The Use Of Water Gas

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD (central) accompanied by Menpora Zainudin Amali (left) and National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo/ANTARA

JAKARTA - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo said improvements had been made by his staff after the Kajuruhan Tragedy which killed hundreds of supporters of Aremania FC or Arema on Saturday, October 1. One of the evaluated is the use of tear gas. "There are several improvements both to the evaluation system, licensing system, then methods and readiness of the series of security starting from before, during the implementation of activities, and after activities," said Listyo at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Office, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Monday, December 5. The National Police ensures that the rules for securing football matches will also comply with FIFA rules. "What we then clarify includes the problem of using tear gas," said Listyo. Listyo ensured that the National Police would continue to support the implementation of Liga 1. Moreover, Indonesia will host the U-20 World Cup in 2023. "So that in the future we hope that with the evaluation that there is a competition, it can run better, healthier, the standard of stationary activities is also better, and the standard of security is also better," he said. The government previously decided to return to hold Liga 1 for the 2022 season but without spectators. This league was stopped due to the tragedy of the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java. The Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy occurred on Saturday, October 1. The chaos began when a number of Aremania entered the field area after Arema FC was defeated by Persebaya Surabaya with a final score of 2-3. At that time, joint officers from the police and the TNI tried to dispel the supporters and eventually used tear gas. In fact, this should be prohibited. As a result of the incident, 135 people were reported to have died from fractures, trauma to the head, neck, and asphysia or reduced oxygen levels in the body. In addition, it was also reported that hundreds of people suffered minor injuries including serious injuries.