It is our hope that the League can continue to run, regarding the evaluation until the sentencing or sanction should only be given to all those involved in the competition at the Kanjuruhan Stadium.
Palembang (ANTARA) - Supporters of the Sriwijaya FC football team, Sriwijaya Mania, regretted the tear gas fired by the police to break up minor actions by the spectators at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, killing more than a hundred people including the police.
Head of Sriwjaya Mania (S-Man) Eddy in Palembang, Sunday, said Sriwijaya Mania regrets the decision of the police to fire tear gas because it is not allowed or prohibited by FIFA.
The ban is as stated in FIFA Stadium Safey and Security in Article 19 point B which states that it is absolutely not allowed to use firearms or crowd control gas in the stadium.
"Although the spectators' action, on Saturday (1/10) night, cannot be allowed, but on the other hand, the (police) apparatus is also suspected of not understanding the rules from FIFA," he said.
Information from the discussion of all Indonesian soccer supporters' leaders said that the fall of more than a hundred lives was suspected to be because they crowded when they were about to leave the Kanjuruhan Stadium to avoid tear gas and then run out of oxygen.
Therefore, Sriwijaya Mania supports the Polri's investigative steps to thoroughly investigate this incident. What's more, the FIFA rules are the basic foundation for the implementation of football competitions in the world, including Indonesia.
On the other hand, Edy hopes, specifically for PSSI and Kemenpora to quickly and wisely deal with this event, so that the decision to temporarily stop the Indonesian League 1 which has just started for 11 matches is too long.
Because, according to him, when the league is stopped it will have a big impact not only for the Indonesian League 1 team, but all parties involved in the football industry.
"It is our hope that the League can continue to run, regarding the evaluation until the sentencing or sanction should only be given to all those involved in the competition at the Kanjuruhan Stadium," he said.
Eddy conveyed that, apart from all that, the entire family of Sriwijaya Mania, especially the Sriwijaya FC team and officials, are also deeply saddened and hope that this riot event will be the last in Indonesia.
Previously, according to police report data until Sunday afternoon, it is known that the number of victims died as a result of the tragedy at Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang Regency, East Java after the match between Arema FC against Persebaya Surabaya reached 129 people, including two members of the Police.
Riots occurred after the match between Arema FC against Persebaya Surabaya with the final score 2-3 at Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang Regency, East Java, Saturday (1/10) night. The defeat allegedly caused a number of supporters to come down and enter the field area.
The commotion grew when a number of flares and other objects were thrown into the field area. Joint security officers from the police and TNI tried to drive away the supporters.
Security officers, then make preventive efforts by diverting so that the supporters do not enter the field and chase the players. Until finally officers fired tear gas.
Tear gas was allegedly fired because the supporters of the Singo Edan team who were not satisfied and went onto the field had committed anarchic actions and endangered the safety of the players and officials.