They are demanding an investigation into the police action

The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) It called Monday for an investigation into the actions of Indonesian police, who launched tear gas canisters and used force to disperse thousands of fans inside a soccer field on Saturday, during riots that left at least 125 dead. . .

“All those responsible must be held accountable for this disaster, regardless of their status or position,” said HRW’s deputy director for Asia, Phil Robertson, asking Indonesian president Joko Widodo, for a ” independent and impartial investigation to get to the bottom of this tragedy.”

Robertson points out that this is “inadequate” in the investigations of the National Police and the Indonesian Football Association because “they may be tempted to downplay or undermine the full responsibility of the officials involved.”

The HRW representative further urged FIFA – the world soccer body – to “conduct its own investigation and issue a public report of its findings on what happened, which should include detailed recommendations on how to prevent another familiar- terrible disasters like this in the future.” .

Authorities came to report that 174 people had died in the tragedy, but on Sunday night they lowered the number to 125 due to “a registration error” at the hospitals that treated the victims.

The angry crowd attacked the police and destroyed various infrastructures of the sports center, as well as fifteen vehicles, in an outbreak of violence described by the police as “anarchic”.

Security officials responded with tear gas in an attempt to stop the attacks, which stunned fans and sparked a stampede.

Most of the victims died of suffocation, trauma or crushing, according to hospital sources.