Regarding the PSS Sleman case, why did the PSSI Komdis give a light sentence?

Jakarta –

PSS Sleman penalized with fewer points and a fine of hundreds of millions of Rupiah. PSSI Commissioner It is thought that they should give a harsher punishment!

PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) confirmed the sanction to reduce three points PSS Sleman related to the match-fixing case and a fine of IDR 150 million, after it was decided by the PSSI Disciplinary Committee (Komdis). This score situation happened in Liga 2 2018.

“That the decision of the Sleman District Court dated 25 April 2024, regarding the act of criminal corruption to match the officials who served in the match between PSS Sleman and Madura FC on 06 November 2018,” read the copy of PSSI Disciplinary Committee Decision, taken from PT LIB website.

Football observer and founder of the Football Institute, Budi Setiawan assessed that there were irregularities in the results of the decision. He believes that clubs that fix matches should be punished up to relegation!

“PSS Sleman’s penalty, which is only 3 points and a fine of Rp. 150 million, clearly raises a big question mark. Because the disciplinary code clearly states that the penalty is for organizations (clubs) that fix a match. relegation,” he said.

“The PSSI Ethics Committee was able to go in and investigate the staff of PSSI Komdis, especially in the case of PSS Sleman. Because the Komdis has shifted from its overall job from maintaining the integrity of football to protecting the football mafia and fixing crimes,” he said. Continue.

Punishment process PSS Sleman it took almost a year. Indeed, the National Police Anti-Football Mafia Task Force has named several suspects from PSS Sleman and match officials since September 2023, following the decision of the Sleman District Court (PN) to the suspects pleaded guilty in March 2024.

“There is so much time and momentum for Komdis to try the PSS Sleman case. However, Komdis PSSI would prefer to make a decision in the minutes before the start of the 2024/2025 League 1 season. So there are signs that there is a temporary stop. the decision of the case, and the result is this penalty for PSS Sleman,” explained Budi.

Budi Setiawan decided that the National Police’s Anti-Mafia Football Task Force, which includes PPATK, could conduct an integrity cross-examination. He hopes that PSSI can be more accurate in fixing matches as it is believed that it can continue to make it difficult for Indonesian football to improve.

(aff/run)