Three policemen named suspect in the tragedy Kanjuruhan Stadium which killed hundreds of people including Arema FC last weekend. Two of them were police officers who ordered tear gas to be fired inside the stadium.
“Brother H, a member of the East Java Police Mobile Brigade. The person concerned ordered the members to shoot tear gas,” National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo said at a news conference at Malang Police Headquarters. City, Thursday (6/10)
In addition to H, the police also named the Kasat Samapta of Malang Resort, BS police, who also ordered tear gas to be fired inside the stadium.
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“BS, Kasat Samapta Polres Malang ordered members to shoot tear gas,” the national police chief said.
The last police officer who is also a suspect is Wahyu SS as the chief of police operations in Malang.
“Wahyu SS is aware of FIFA’s rules regarding the ban on tear gas. However, the person concerned has not prevented or banned the use of tear gas,” said the national police chief.
There are a total of six suspects in the Kanjuruhan tragedy. In addition to the three names above, the suspects are the PT LIB president, director Ahkmad Hadian Lukita, Arema FC president Panpel Abdul Haris, Arema security officer Suko Sutrisno.
(tim / ain)
