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PSSI executives reject calls for resignation over Kanjuruhan tragedy
The Soccer Association of Indonesia’s (PSSI) executives have rejected calls for resignation after the task force investigating the causes of the deadly Oct. 1 stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, concluded that the association had been negligent in the enforcement of regulations.
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A group of people carry an injured man after the stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, on Oct. 1. (AFP/STR)
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he Soccer Association of Indonesia’s (PSSI) executives have rejected calls for their resignation after the task force investigating the causes of the deadly Oct. 1 stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, concluded that the association had been negligent in the enforcement of regulations.
The investigators' report called for the resignation of the PSSI chairman and executive committee.
PSSI executive committee member Ahmad Riyadh said the association had no plans to hold an extraordinary congress – which he claimed would be required for such resignations and replacements to take place – in the near future.
“The call for resignation is only a recommendation. It is a suggestion,” Riyadh said in Surabaya, East Java, on Thursday evening, as quoted by CNN Indonesia.
The Kanjuruhan stampede occurred after police officers fired tear gas inside the stadium in response to fans rushing the playing field after a match between home team Arema FC and archrival Persebaya Surabaya. It was one of the deadliest disasters in soccer history.
The death toll recently rose to 134 people – more than 40 of whom were children.
A fan who sustained injuries in the stampede died on Thursday after being treated for more than two weeks in a local hospital. The 17-year-old Arema FC died of multiple injuries, including one to his head.
