JAKARTA - Menpora Zainudin Amali highlighted the incident of two Persib Bandung supporters or Bobotoh who died. He asked PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) and PSSI to immediately investigate the incident.
Two Persib supporters are known to have died while watching the 2022 Presidential Cup match between Persib and Persebaya Surabaya at the Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium on Friday, June 17 evening. The two victims left as a result of jostling with other spectators.
"I ask PSSI and PT LIB to investigate this incident," Amali said in a statement received on Saturday, June 18.
“The government will wait for the official report from PSSI & PT LIB. This should not happen again because the game still has a lot to do. The readiness of the regional committee must also be ensured at every match," he added.
Previously, the West Java Regional Police confirmed that the deaths of the two supporters with the initials SY and AS were not the result of violence. Because the results of the examination did not show any scars.
The two victims were confirmed to have died from running out of oxygen while in the stands. Officers had time to provide assistance before being referred to a local hospital, but unfortunately their lives could not be saved.
The Minister of Youth and Sports said that he regretted that such an incident had to happen when a football match was allowed to be attended by spectators for the first time since the pandemic.
"Besides that, we must immediately evaluate the SOP (standard operating procedure) that was in effect at the stadium at that time, as well as look at the implementation at the four stadiums that have been going on so far," he said.
The GBLA Stadium should only be able to be attended by 15 thousand spectators during this year's President's Cup. That number is allowed to use the lower stands because some of the stands are in a cracked and dangerous condition.
However, at the time of the match against Persib Persebaya the number of spectators exploded. Reportedly, a total of 99.9 percent of the seats were filled from the capacity that can accommodate 38 thousand spectators.
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