“They have been asked... in the next coming days to reveal the culprits that were involved in the crime,” Mahfud told a news conference.

A government official said those killed on Saturday included 32 minors.

President Joko Widodo ordered the soccer federation to suspend all top flight matches until the investigation was complete.

The scale of Saturday’s disaster has left the small Java community numb.

“My family and I didn’t think it would turn out like this,” said Endah Wahyuni, the elder sister of two boys, Ahmad Cahyo, 15, and Muhammad Farel, 14, who died after being caught in the melee at what was their first live match.

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“They loved soccer, but never watched Arema live at Kanjuruhan stadium,” she said.

The Koran Tempo newspaper ran a black front page on Monday, centred on the words “Our Football Tragedy” printed in red along with a list of the dead.

Security minister Mahfud said victims’ families would receive 50 million rupiah (around $5000) in compensation and treatment for hundreds more injured would be free.

On Sunday, he said the crowd was beyond capacity, with 42,000 tickets sold for a match in an arena designed to hold 38,000. Authorities said, however, that tickets had not been issued to Persebaya fans over security concerns.

FIFA, which called the incident “a tragedy beyond comprehension” has asked Indonesian football authorities for a full report.

A tearful Arema FC president Gilang Widya Pramana apologised to the victims on Monday and said he was ready to take full responsibility.

Reuters

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