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The death toll from violent riots during a football match on the Indonesian island of Java rose to 174, which have also left several dozen others injured, official sources reported this Sunday.
This was confirmed by Emil Dardak, deputy governor of the province of East Java, in statements to journalists. Dardak was in charge of updating the situation on the harsh confrontation between fans and the police, who used tear gas, after a game on Saturday night at the Kanjuruhan stadium in the city of Malang.
The outbreak of violence occurred after that about 3 000 fans of the Arema team stormed the field, after the defeat 2-3 suffered against the rival Persebaya Surabaya, and collided with the security forces. These, in turn, used tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
Initially, the Indonesian authorities had estimated the deaths at 129, including two policemen, and close to 180 wounded, who were transferred to various hospitals in the region with different states of gravity.
As explained by Nico Afinta, East Java Police Chief, most of the deaths occurred as a result of the stampede of fans. Many suffocated to death while trying to leave the stadium.
“It became anarchic. (The fans) started attacking the officers, they damaged the cars,” Afinta said at a news conference. He added that the crush occurred when partygoers fled toward an exit door. This is already considered one of the worst tragedies in the recent history of world football.
More reactions to the tragedy
Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia, expressed his deepest condolences. Likewise, he determined a thorough evaluation of the execution of football matches and the security procedures for their celebration”, as well as an investigation to find out in depth the events in Malang.
For his part, Zainudin Amali, Minister of Sports, stated that he would reassess security at football matches. In his statements to the agency Kompas 2022, he He said that he does not rule out the possibility of not allowing spectators in the stadiums.
In The same line was expressed by Mahfud MD, the country’s main security minister. In an Instagram post, he stated that the government “has made and will continue to make improvements” in the implementation of football matches.
Mahfud also pointed out that the stadium supposedly exceeded its public capacity. And it is that about 4 tickets would have been sold beyond their capacity. Following the tragedy, the Indonesian Football League was suspended.
Furthermore, the use of tear gas by the police was criticized by some international entities, such as Amnesty International, which urged Indonesian authorities to carry out a “prompt, thorough and independent” investigation. He also recalled that the security regulations of FIFA stadiums prohibit the transport or use of so-called “crowd control gas”.
In images and videos that circulate on social networks, it is possible to see thousands of people running towards the field in the Malang stadium, as well as fainted, injured individuals and body bags.
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