Indonesia Launches Investigation into Deadly Football Stampede
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered compensation for the families of the 125 victims who died in the tragedy.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com \- A partially independent team will investigate the failings that led to the deaths of 125 people, including dozens of children, at a soccer match in Indonesia over the weekend, a government minister said on Monday, Oct. 3. The fact-finding team will be made up of government officials, football association officials, experts, academics, and journalists. "The team is expected to finish its work in two or three weeks," Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD said. The tragedy on Saturday night in the city of Malang saw a total of 125 people kill...