SURABAYA, Indonesia - An Indonesian court handed prison sentences to two soccer match officials on Thursday (March 9) after finding them guilty of negligence over one of the world's deadliest stadium stampedes. The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya ended in chaos with 135 spectators killed, many crushed as they fled for...
Chairman of the Arema FC organising committee Abdul Haris and Security Officer Suko Sutrisno attend the verdict announcement at the court, following the deadliest soccer stadium stampedes last yea, in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, on March 9, 2023.SURABAYA, Indonesia - An Indonesian court handed prison sentences to two soccer match officials on Thursday after finding them guilty of negligence over one of the world's deadliest stadium stampedes.
One match official, Abdul Haris, was found guilty "due to his negligence causing people to die and get severely injured", judge Abu Achmad Shiddqi Hamsya said at the court in Surabaya. He was sentenced to a year and a half in prison.
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