"I will discuss with the National Police chief (General Listyo Sigit Prabowo) since the National Police is the one that has the authority to issue crowd permits," Amali informed after a meeting with the competition organizer PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) at the ministry's building on Friday.
The minister further said that he will bring up the takeaways of his meeting with the LIB when he meets the National Police chief.
One of them is regarding the continuation of the leagues—Leagues 1, 2, and 3—for the sake of the Indonesian national team's interests.
The prevailing sentiment is that the competition must go on so that the best national players can continue to hone their skills. Indonesia is scheduled to participate in several big tournaments, such as the 2022 AFF Cup, the 2023 Asian Cup, the 2023 U-20 Asian Cup, and the 2023 U-20 World Cup.
"The government truly understands what LIB voiced. The coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong, wants the players to keep up their performance. We will work on so this competition can run again, of course, with fundamental changes," he said.
Meanwhile, the president director of PT LIB Ferry Paulus stressed that his administration will still pursue the resumption of League 1, which has been halted since early October 2022 following the Kanjuruhan Stadium stampede in Malang.
LIB has held several simulations for League 1’s continuation, even though until now, it has not been confirmed when the competition would resume, Paulus informed.
It has yet to be determined whether the League 1 format will be home-and-away as per usual or there will be a return to the bubble concept, which was implemented in the 2021–2022 season. All of that hinges on the government's decision.
"The resumption of the league is related to a number of things, including stadium security regulations, so serious and strict investigation is needed," Paulus said.
According to LIB, it had selected three dates for the resumption of League 1: November 18, November 25, and December 2, 2022.
However, over time, it grew more inclined to choose December 2 as the date for the re-implementation of the 2022–2023 Indonesian League 1, under the condition that the government allows it.
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