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The October 2022 derby in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya led to chaos with 135 spectators killed, many crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gasoline into the group. One of many policemen, Hasdarmawan, was sentenced to a 12 months and a half in jail for ordering the firing of tear gasoline
An Indonesian court docket on Thursday jailed a policeman however cleared two different officers of negligence over crowd management measures at an area soccer match that led to one of many world’s deadliest stadium stampedes.
The October 2022 derby in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya led to chaos with 135 spectators killed, many crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gasoline into the group.
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Final week, two Arema FC match officers had been additionally jailed for negligence, within the first verdicts over the stampede.
One of many policemen, Hasdarmawan, was on Thursday sentenced to 1 and a half years in jail.
Authorities had earlier mentioned Hasdarmawan had ordered police to fireplace tear gasoline, which soccer’s world governing physique FIFA has banned as a crowd management measure.
Two different officers, Bambang Sidik Achmadi and Wahyu Setyo Pranoto had been cleared of wrongdoing and freed by the choose. Their lawyer couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.
An investigation by Indonesia’s human rights fee discovered the primary explanation for the stampede was police firing into the group 45 rounds of tear gasoline.
Investigators additionally mentioned the stadium was crammed past capability.
Indonesia’s high soccer league suspended matches for a number of months following the incident however most video games have since resumed, with some fixtures performed behind closed doorways because of safety issues.
Indonesia is because of maintain the FIFA Below-20 World Cup in Might.
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