Indonesia police say 6 facing criminal charges over soccer stampede

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The match organizers and Indonesian police are among those who would be charged with criminal negligence causing death in one of the world's worst sporting disasters.

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Six people including police and match organizers are facing criminal charges in Indonesia over a stampede at a soccer game at the weekend that killed at least 131 people, the country’s police chief said on Thursday, October 6.

Police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo told a news conference that organizers and police were among those being investigated and more people may be charged. The suspects include three police officers over their use of tear gas, the head of the organizing committee, and the chief security officer of the home club Arema FC.

 

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