Indonesia president orders soccer security probe after deadly riot

October 2, 2022 - 12:31 PM
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Arema FC supporters enter the field after the team they support lost to Persebaya after the league BRI Liga 1 football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, October 2, 2022, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. (Antara Foto/Ari Bowo Sucipto/via Reuters)

 Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered on Sunday authorities to thoroughly re-evaluate security at soccer matches after a riot and stampede at a stadium in East Java province killed at least 129 people.

READ: Stampede, riot at Indonesia soccer match kill 129, police say

He also told the country’s soccer association (PSSI) to stop Liga 1 matches until the investigation had been concluded, and called for this to be the “last soccer tragedy in the nation.”

—Reporting by Stanley WidiantoEditing by Ed Davies

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