Prevent Skor Settings, Polri Forms Again Anti-Mafia Ball Task Force

Indonesia Football Community Coordinator, Emerson Yuntho (left) supports the Anti-Mafia Police Football Task Force at Polda Metro Jaya, Jakarta, Friday 28 December 2018. (ANTARA-Reno Esnir)

JAKARTA - The National Police reactivated the Anti-Mafia Ball Task Force which was dissolved in 2020. This effort is to support the enthusiasm of PSSI General Chair Erick Thohir to eradicate match fixing or regulate soccer matches in Indonesia.

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the Anti-Mafia Ball Task Force was distributed throughout the region. Later, the placement will be adjusted to the PSSI program.

"Of course we will continue to strengthen this task force to the maximum, currently there are 15 sub-tasks that we have deployed throughout the region," Listyo told reporters, Sunday, February 18.

"We adjust what is the PSSI program, (in essence-ed) in principle the police fully support and completely eliminate the perpetrators of the football mafia," he continued

Listyo explained his reasons for fully supporting PSSI to eradicate the football mafia. Because according to him, to get outstanding players, football must be followed by good rules.

So that in the future in an effort to form fair football in order for us to get athletes who can really be prepared to face the championship. The anti-mask mafia task force will continue to oversee every event in League 1, League 2, League 3, and all football events that are clean, good," he said.

Previously, PSSI Chairman Erick Thohir stated firmly his seriousness in eradicating match-fixing in the realm of Indonesian football. Erick Thohir will even seriously stop cheating individuals with red cards.

"It's time for us PSSI to give red cards to the football mafia," said Erick Thohir when opening a press conference on Law Enforcement Efforts at the Regulation of the Indonesian Football score, in the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK) area on Sunday, February 19.

Erick as the chairman of PSSI for the period 2023/2027 considers the mafia to tarnish the realm of Indonesian football. He also admitted that he was serious about collaborating with FIFA to eradicate fraud.

This is something that has been protracted, has become a defender and makes us all embarrassed. Because it happened not only in the League but also in national team matches," said Erick.

The eradication of match-fixing is not enough just to talk. Therefore, PSSI together with FIFA continue to maintain the momentum of how we agree to make a world wide sanction decision, "said the man who also serves as Minister of SOEs.