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Malang, East Java - 10 November 2022
1. Protesters arriving at Gajayana soccer stadium wearing black, carrying banners and photographs of stampede victims
2. Photos of victims displayed
3. Tilt up of photos
4. Various of mock coffins with photos
5. Protesters carrying mock coffins and photos walking out of Gajayana soccer stadium
6. Protesters marching in the street
7. Protesters holding banner reading (Bahasa) "Reformation to Indonesian Football Association"
8. SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesia) Iput (only one name provided), Friend of stampede victim and protester: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
"During the Kanjuruhan accident I lost a person that I consider my friend, or even my stepfather, and during these 40 days of commemoration , I am demanding a full investigation and severe punishment (for those responsible)."
9. Protesters marching with banner reading (Bahasa) "Refuse to forget"
10. Various of protesters marching
STORYLINE:
Thousands of people in Indonesia rallied Thursday demanding justice and a thorough investigation into those they blame for the stampede at Kanjuruhan soccer stadium that left 135 people dead last month.
Supporters of Arema FC started the rally with prayers in East Java's Malang city as they commemorated 40 days since the tragedy that occurred after police fired tear gas at a domestic league soccer match and caused a deadly crush as spectators attempted to flee.
Protesters from regions outside of the Malang area joined the rally.
Organizers have described the events leading up to the deaths of the football spectators as human rights violations.
"Do arrest and judge all actors behind and the executors on the field from the Kanjuruhan tragedy on October 1," the Arema fans, known as "Aremania," said in a written statement Thursday.
"Make the Kanjuruhan tragedy a serious human rights violation and not just a minor human rights violation. Pay for all losses suffered by the victim and the victim's family through compensation and restitution mechanisms."
The protesters planned to visit several landmarks in Malang, including the Gajayana soccer stadium, Malang city square and Malang City Hall.
Malang Mayor Sutiaji, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, met the participants and thanked them for the peaceful rally.
Government officials in Malang are wearing black for two days to mark 40 days since one of the world's deadliest sporting disasters.
An investigation team, set up by Indonesian President Joko Widodo in response to a national outcry over the deaths, last month concluded that the tear gas was the main cause.
It said police on duty had no knowledge that the use of tear gas is prohibited at soccer stadiums and used it "indiscriminately" on the pitch, in the stands and outside the stadium, causing more than 42,000 spectators inside the 36,000-seat stadium to rush to the exits, several of which were locked.
The fact-finding team, which included government officials, soccer and security experts and activists, also concluded that the national soccer association, known as PSSI, had been negligent and had ignored safety and security regulations, and urged its chairman and executive committee to quit.
Police officers fired tear gas when fans flooded the pitch after Arema FC was defeated in a home match for the first time in 23 years by rival Persebaya Surabaya.
The match was attended only by Arema fans, as organizers had banned Persebaya supporters because of Indonesia's history of violent soccer rivalries.
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