JAKARTA - The Central Java (Central Java) Police ensured the security of the PSIS football match against Persis Solo at the Jatidiri Stadium, Semarang according to standard operating procedures (SOP). Likewise, when PSIS supporters forced their way into the stadium because they wanted to watch it live on Friday, February 17 yesterday.
The Head of Public Relations of the Central Java Police, Kombes Iqbal Alqudusy, said that when supporters rioted to watch directly at the stadium, the decline in personnel was carried out in stages. Starting from the deployment of mass control personnel to the anarchist team from Brimob when the escalation increased.
"We have done three insulations," Iqbal said in a written statement to reporters, Saturday, February 18.
Iqbal detailed that the first partition was carried out at the T-junction of the Police Academy (Akpol) towards entering Jalan Semeru. At that time, at around 15.00 WIB, the police saw a small crowd of supporters who led to an appeal for them to return because the match was held without spectators.
The second partition was carried out in front of Alfamart Telaga Bodas towards the Jatidiri Stadium. This incident, called Iqbal, occurred 15 minutes later from the first partition.
At that time, the crowd of supporters was more numerous than ever and violent. They also did not heed the police's appeal to return.
Still in the same location, this group continued to push and force it towards the stadium. This supporter threw stones and bottles at the officers on guard.
The last partition was carried out in the Jatidiri Stadium area. The officers' appeal through loudspeakers was ignored even though negotiations by negotiators from Polwan and PSIS had intervened.
At that time, it was estimated that 1,500 supporters continued to push into the stadium. They even continued to throw stones and bottles at the police until finally tear gas was thrown up to disperse the crowd.
This tear gas was used after the officers on guard were no longer able to stem the crowd. "The use of tear gas is the last option," he said.
Furthermore, Iqbal ensured that preparations for securing the match had been carried out since the previous week. The organizing committee has also invited all relevant agencies and stated that no tickets have been sold.
"We hope that a similar situation will not be repeated in the contested matches held in all stadiums in Central Java," concluded Iqbal.
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