The joint independent fact-finding team for the Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy is still investigating the incident by interviewing various relevant parties .
Suwarno, a team member, stated that the team had met security officers including those from the police and military guarding the football match on October 1, 2022 that led to a bloody stampede claiming 131 lives.
“We have obtained information from the on-site organizing committee, the stadium stewards, and the security officers, and today, the team has also visited Kanjuruhan Stadium. That information will be our input which we will process in Jakarta,” Suwarno said in a statement on Sunday.
The fact-finding team had also met representatives from Aremania — supporters of Arema FC — who survived and witnessed the stampede at the stadium on October 1, he noted.
Suwarno added that the team expected comprehensive inputs from all stakeholders to reach a strong investigation conclusion.
Meanwhile, fellow fact-finding team member Nugroho Setiawan, who is also AFC’s safety security officer, said that the preliminary conclusion of the investigation is that Kanjuruhan Stadium is not feasible to host high-risk football matches.
“(The stadium) might be able to host medium or low-risk matches, as thorough calculations needed for high-risk matches, for instance, on how to evacuate visitors in emergency situations, while I see (in the stadium), some entry gates are used as exit gates, which is inadequate; the stadium also lacking emergency doors,” Setiawan said.
He suggested the stadium has its gates structure improved and modified.
“We have also considered the access aspect, such as the stairs, according to the safety description,” the team member remarked.
The fact-finding team, established by the government on Monday (October 3) to investigate the tragedy, is being chaired by Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD with Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali serving as the team’s deputy head and former deputy attorney general Nur Rochmad as the secretary.
Source: Antara News