Groups say authorities had failed to provide justice for victims of the tragedy.
Amnesty International Indonesia executive director Usman Hamid said the authorities had failed in providing justice to the victims despite vowing to hold those responsible to account.
“The families of victims are understandably distraught at the meager results of the cases, which have fallen far short,” Usman said in a statement on Thursday. Another Malang Police officer Wahyu Setyo Pranoto was also found not guilty. On March 9, the court jailed two soccer match officials for negligence, head of organizing committee Abdul Haris for 18 months and security official Suko Sutrisno for one year in prison. Prosecutors initially sought six years and eight months for both defendants.
A joint statement by Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute , Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence and other civil society organizations grouped under the Civil Society Coalition condemned the verdicts as too lenient.
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