Iman Mahditama, The Jakarta Post,
Jakarta | Tue, 05/29/2012 8:00 AM
In the wake of a deadly brawl
between soccer fans at Bung Karno Sports Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta,
on Sunday evening, the police said on Monday that they would tighten their
soccer-match permit issuance process to prevent similar incidents in the
future.
“We’ll be more selective in issuing soccer match permits in the future, because, based on experience, there are soccer fans who just cannot control themselves,” Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Rikwanto told reporters.
He urged all soccer fans to cease their violent behavior and to stop brawling with rivals.
Three fans died and five others were injured in the Sunday evening brawl, following a match between soccer clubs Persija of Jakarta and Persib of Bandung at Bung Karno Main Stadium.
The clubs’ fan bases, respectively known as Jakmania and Viking, are known for their bitter mutual animosity. Brawls can be expected every time Persija and Persib are engaged in a match.
The police identified one of the dead victims as Lazuardi, 29, a resident of Menteng in Central Jakarta. The other two remained unidentified as of Monday evening. The police only managed to estimate their ages as early to mid thirties.
Lazuardi was reportedly wearing a blue-colored shirt — the color often associated with Persib and Viking — at the time of his death. The police said, however, that the man was not wearing any paraphernalia identifying him as a supporter of either Persija or Persib.
According to the police, officers found Lazuardi’s body at Parkir Timur Senayan at 5:15 p.m. The two unidentified dead victims, along with an injured victim identified as Rinaldi, were found at the sports complex’s basketball hall at 8:45 p.m. All four were immediately taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital.
The other four injured victims were treated at Mintohardjo Navy Hospital.
Rikwanto said that 1,524 police officers from the city police headquarters, the Central Jakarta Police, and the Tanah Abang precinct were deployed to guard the match. “However, most were located in and around Bung Karno Stadium.”
According to him, the brawl took place far from the stadium at places without continuous police patrols.
“There were patrols going around the entire sports complex. The brawl occurred when there were no officers passing by,” Rikwanto said.
He confirmed that the police would strengthen their security measures inside the sports complex at future soccer matches.
“We’ll be more selective in issuing soccer match permits in the future, because, based on experience, there are soccer fans who just cannot control themselves,” Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Rikwanto told reporters.
He urged all soccer fans to cease their violent behavior and to stop brawling with rivals.
Three fans died and five others were injured in the Sunday evening brawl, following a match between soccer clubs Persija of Jakarta and Persib of Bandung at Bung Karno Main Stadium.
The clubs’ fan bases, respectively known as Jakmania and Viking, are known for their bitter mutual animosity. Brawls can be expected every time Persija and Persib are engaged in a match.
The police identified one of the dead victims as Lazuardi, 29, a resident of Menteng in Central Jakarta. The other two remained unidentified as of Monday evening. The police only managed to estimate their ages as early to mid thirties.
Lazuardi was reportedly wearing a blue-colored shirt — the color often associated with Persib and Viking — at the time of his death. The police said, however, that the man was not wearing any paraphernalia identifying him as a supporter of either Persija or Persib.
According to the police, officers found Lazuardi’s body at Parkir Timur Senayan at 5:15 p.m. The two unidentified dead victims, along with an injured victim identified as Rinaldi, were found at the sports complex’s basketball hall at 8:45 p.m. All four were immediately taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital.
The other four injured victims were treated at Mintohardjo Navy Hospital.
Rikwanto said that 1,524 police officers from the city police headquarters, the Central Jakarta Police, and the Tanah Abang precinct were deployed to guard the match. “However, most were located in and around Bung Karno Stadium.”
According to him, the brawl took place far from the stadium at places without continuous police patrols.
“There were patrols going around the entire sports complex. The brawl occurred when there were no officers passing by,” Rikwanto said.
He confirmed that the police would strengthen their security measures inside the sports complex at future soccer matches.
Why are people in Indonesia can be a small problem big an issue, only problems in the football team supporters alone lives at stake. Moreover, a resident for the first time to watch the ball at the Bung Karno Main Stadium. who do not know anything at all out by the supporters who are both watching.
BalasHapusShould the football team there should be no enmity between clubs Jakmania (Persija Jakarta) by Viking (Persib Bandung). Lose or win in a game that was supposed to be his usual thing the supporters of both parties are not provoked emotions.
In such cases the police should thoroughly investigate these problems because of this right in life that's missing, though the fight is far from a police patrol on guard that's no excuse for not acting quickly the police to fully investigate the issue.