Jakarta (ANTARA) - The joint independent fact-finding team (TGIPF) has reportedly obtained importance pieces of evidence and information in unravelling facts behind the incident at Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java, on October 1, 2022, that claimed 131 lives.

The TGIPF received various important information from Aremania supporters in the Aremania Joint Team on Saturday.

Aremania supporters took turns in delivering their testimony from various stands as well as demands to the competition organizer, TGIPF member Akmal Marhali noted through his statement, Monday.

After gathering various testimonies from the Aremania Joint Team, Marhali, accompanied by one Aremania member, met with several victims and eye witnesses of the Kanjuruhan tragedy that are still alive.

"After meeting with the witnesses and victims, we obtain various important evidences. This will strengthen and sharpen our analysis, so that we can unravel this Kanjuruhan incident comprehensively and independently," he remarked.

After meeting with several victims of the Kanjuruhan tragedy, he heard testimonies and saw the victims' injuries.

He deemed that treatment for victims should also be a consideration of all parties, including the victims' trauma and psychological state, whether they suffer from severe, moderate, or mild injuries.

For a period of several days in East Java, in addition to meeting victims and witnesses of the Kanjuruhan tragedy, the team had met with all related security officials, including the police, Mobile Brigade (Brimob), organizing committee, stewards, security officers, and the military.

Moreover, the team visited Kanjuruhan Stadium to observe the condition of the tragedy's location, specifically several doors due to which most lives were lost.

Various CCTV footage and tear gas cartridges were also found by TGIPF to serve as pieces of evidence and then processed by the team.

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Translator: Syaiful Hakim, Fadhli Ruhman
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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