Indonesia: The use of tear gas is the main cause of the tragedy with hundreds of dead in a football match

In use tear gas from policeattributes the conclusion of the special committee on tragedy that occurred on October 1 in a football stadium in her East Java Indonesiawhich resulted in the death of at least 130 people.

Tear gas was used “indiscriminately” and police used “excessive measures”, as stated in the commission’s report, which was attended by Indonesian government officials, representatives from the football field, and security experts. It makes a sensation the finding of the investigation, that the police did not know that the use of tear gas in football stadiums is prohibited internationally.

A second committee is simultaneously examining him degree of toxicity of chemicals that were used, but the conclusion in each case is, as reported by APE-MPE, that the use of tear gas alone is the root cause of the tragedy. Responsibilities are also attributed to the Indonesian Football Association and Football League.

Source: News Beast

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