Indonesian Soccer Crush: Police Officer Jailed, Two Cleared

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Three more individuals learned their fate Thursday regarding personal liability in the October 2022 stadium crush that killed 135 soccer fans in Indonesia.

As reported by Reuters, an Indonesian court jailed one police officer but cleared two other officers of negligence over crowd control measures at a match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya. The match ended in chaos, with many crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gas into the crowd.

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