Indonesia task force wants FA chief to resign over stadium disaster

People peek inside one of the gates at Kanjuruhan Stadium where where a soccer stampede killed more than 100 people on Oct. 1, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. - AP

JAKARTA, Oct 14, 2022 (AFP): The task force investigating a stadium tragedy that killed 132 people in Indonesia has called on the country's football association chief to resign, a top minister said on Friday evening (Oct 15).

A stampede sparked by police firing tear gas into packed stands took place after a match between home team Arema FC and rivals Persebaya Surabaya on October 1 in the city of Malang, East Java.