Widodo called on the authorities to re-evaluate the security measures for football matches and to make this “the last football disaster in the homeland”, according to “Reuters”.
The International Football Association (FIFA) specifies in its safety rules that no weapons or “crowd control gas” should be used by security personnel or police, but this was not the case in Saturday’s match.
East Java police could not immediately be reached for comment on whether they were aware of the rules.
Video footage showed security forces firing a barrage of tear gas canisters at the crowds that stormed the stadium.
The riots began after the supporters of the “Arima FC” team took to the field, after losing 3-2 to “Persibaya Surabaya” in the derby of Malang city on the island of East Java, Indonesia.
In a statement, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the world of football was “in shock after the tragic incident in Indonesia” and that this incident was a “dark day for all parties involved”.
Yunus Nossi, the general secretary of the Indonesian Football Association, said that FIFA had requested a report on the accident, and that a team affiliated with the association had been sent to the scene of the accident to investigate.
The Commissioner for Human Rights in Indonesia announced that the Commission plans to investigate the security of the stadium and the use of gas bombs.
Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, president of the Asian Football Confederation, said in a statement that he was “deeply shocked and saddened to hear this tragic news coming from Indonesia, which loves football.”
He offered his condolences to the victims, their families and friends.
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