Jokowi Orders Audit of Indonesia Soccer Stadiums After Stampede
Players and officials of Arema FC pay condolences to the victims of the stampede outside Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, Indonesia, on Oct. 3.
Photographer: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered his government to conduct a thorough audit on all soccer stadiums in the country in the wake of one of the world’s deadliest sports disaster in history.
“I want to know the root of the problem that caused this tragedy so that we can find the best solution,” Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, told reporters on Wednesday. “I will order the public works minister to audit all stadiums used for the (football) league.”