Kanjuruhan Stadium Disaster

1. 2018

   A riot at Kanjuruhan Stadium following a match between Arema and Persib Bandung resulted in a fatality after riot police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.

2. 2022-10-01

   After home side Arema lost 2-3 to rival Persebaya Surabaya, roughly 3,000 Arema supporters (Aremania) invaded the pitch. Police fired tear gas into the stands and onto the pitch; a crush formed at exit gates that were locked except for one, asphyxiating many spectators trying to flee.

3. 2022-10-03

   A joint independent fact-finding team led by government ministers was formed to investigate the disaster; separately, national police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo removed Malang police chief Ferli Hidayat and nine East Java Mobile Brigade officers from their posts.

4. 2022-10-05

   The Indonesian National Police confirmed 131 deaths, matching an earlier count from the Malang Regency Office of Health, while a government-established crisis center reported 133; Aremania disputed the official figures and alleged that more than 200 people had died.

5. 2022-10-06

   National police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo announced that six individuals -- the match organiser's director, two Arema officials, and three police officers -- had been placed under suspicion over the disaster.

6. 2022-10-12

   Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (KOMNAS HAM) published its findings on the disaster and the police's use of tear gas.

7. 2022-10-14

   The joint fact-finding team submitted a 124-page final report on the disaster to the president.

8. 2022-10-24

   A 135th victim died of injuries from the disaster, bringing the confirmed death toll to 135.

9. 2022-10-28

   Indonesian police issued a decree banning tear gas, smoke grenades, and guns from use in securing sporting events, effective 4 November 2022.

10. 2022-11-05

    An independent forensic team exhumed and re-autopsied two victims, aged 16 and 13, at the request of their father, Devi Athok, who alleged police intimidation and questioned the official cause of death.

11. 2022-11-30

    The Indonesian Forensic Doctors Association concluded that the two exhumed victims died of bleeding and rib and chest fractures, with no tear gas residue found in their lungs, though the bodies had decomposed before sampling.

12. 2023-01-16

    The first trial over the disaster opened in Surabaya, East Java, after being relocated from Malang for security reasons.

13. 2023-08-23

    Indonesia's Supreme Court annulled the acquittals of police officers Wahyu Setyo Pranoto and Bambang Sidik Achmadi and sentenced them to two years six months and two years in prison, respectively.

14. 2024-12-31

    The Surabaya District Court ordered restitution of IDR 1.02 billion to 71 petitioners, well below the IDR 17.2 billion requested; the petitioners said they intended to appeal.

15. 2025-01-21

    Reconstruction of Kanjuruhan Stadium was completed at a cost of Rp 350 billion, making it the most expensive stadium ever built in Indonesia.

• 135 people killed in the crush (not individually named in source)

  VICTIM

  135 spectators died from asphyxiation and related injuries after a crowd crush formed at locked exit gates during a tear-gas-triggered panic; 583 others were injured. Reports vary on the exact death toll (131-135+) and the number of child victims (38-39 minors among the dead); the youngest victim was 3 years old and the oldest was 45.

• Wahyu Setyo Pranoto

  CONVICTED

  Chief of Operations of Malang Regency Police. Charged on 6 October 2022 for not prohibiting the use of tear gas despite being aware of its prohibition under FIFA regulations. Initially acquitted at the first trial (the presiding judge stated 'the wind is guilty for the fatalities'), but Indonesia's Supreme Court annulled the acquittal on 23 August 2023 and sentenced him to two years and six months in prison.

• Abdul Haris

  CONVICTED

  Arema FC organizing committee chair, convicted of negligence over the disaster in March 2023 and sentenced to 18 months in prison.

• Suko Sutrisno

  CONVICTED

  Match security officer, convicted of negligence over the disaster in March 2023 and sentenced to 12 months in prison.

• Listyo Sigit Prabowo

  LAW ENFORCEMENT

  Head of the Indonesian police (Police-General). Announced on 6 October 2022 that six individuals had been placed under suspicion over the disaster, removed the Malang police chief from duty, and stated that 11 tear-gas rounds were fired by police -- a figure the source notes was disputed by other contemporaneous reporting, which put it at 40 or more.

• Bambang Sidik Achmadi

  CONVICTED

  Head of the Prevention Unit of Malang Regency Police. Charged on 6 October 2022 for ordering subordinates to use tear gas. Initially acquitted at the first trial, but Indonesia's Supreme Court annulled the acquittal on 23 August 2023 and sentenced him to two years in prison.

• Ahmad Hadi Lukita

  CHARGED

  Director of match organizer PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB). Charged on 6 October 2022 over negligence in stadium verification, under Articles 359 and 360 of the Indonesian Criminal Code and Article 103 juncto Article 52 of Law No. 11/2022 on Sports. The source does not specify his individual trial verdict by name.

• Hasdarman

  CHARGED

  Commander of the 3rd Mobile Brigade Company of East Java Police. Charged on 6 October 2022 for ordering subordinates to use tear gas. The source does not specify his individual trial verdict by name.

• Ferli Hidayat

  LAW ENFORCEMENT

  Head of Police of Malang (Police Adjunct Chief Commissioner). Removed from his duties on 3 October 2022, two days after the disaster, by the national police chief.

Roles reflect public records and court outcomes at the time of writing — supporting citations are on file under Sources.

What happened to the victim?

A tear-gas-triggered crowd crush after an Indonesian football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium killed 135 people and injured 583 others on 1 October 2022, making it the second-deadliest stadium disaster in the history of association football.

Where did the crime happen?

Kanjuruhan Stadium.

Who was convicted?

Wahyu Setyo Pranoto (Chief of Operations of Malang Regency Police. Charged on 6 October 2022 for not prohibiting the use of tear gas despite being aware of its prohibition under FIFA regulations. Initially acquitted at the first trial (the presiding judge stated 'the wind is guilty for the fatalities'), but Indonesia's Supreme Court annulled the acquittal on 23 August 2023 and sentenced him to two years and six months in prison.), Abdul Haris (Arema FC organizing committee chair, convicted of negligence over the disaster in March 2023 and sentenced to 18 months in prison.), Suko Sutrisno (Match security officer, convicted of negligence over the disaster in March 2023 and sentenced to 12 months in prison.), and Bambang Sidik Achmadi (Head of the Prevention Unit of Malang Regency Police. Charged on 6 October 2022 for ordering subordinates to use tear gas. Initially acquitted at the first trial, but Indonesia's Supreme Court annulled the acquittal on 23 August 2023 and sentenced him to two years in prison.).

What is the current status of the case?

Status: solved.

1. ENCYCLOPEDICKanjuruhan Stadium disasterWikipedia · 2026-07-16
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First published

JUL 18, 2026