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Indonesian football match officials jailed over deadly stadium stampede | South China Morning Post

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An Indonesian court handed prison sentences to two football match officials on March 9, 2023 after finding them guilty of negligence over one of the world's deadliest stadium stampedes. The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya ended in chaos with 135 spectators kille…

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