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Widodo says Indonesia won’t face FIFA sanctions over crush

People peek inside one of the gates at Kanjuruhan Stadium where where a soccer stampede killed more than 100 people on Oct. 1, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Indonesia's president said the country will not face sanctions from soccer's world governing body and will remain the host of next year's U-20 World Cup after the firing of tear gas after a match inside the half-locked stadium caused the deadly crush at the exits. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi) A man prays near flowers laid at the Kanjuruhan Stadium where a soccer stampede killed more than 100 people on Oct. 1, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Indonesia's president said the country will not face sanctions from soccer's world governing body and will remain the host of next year's U-20 World Cup after the firing of tear gas after a match inside the half-locked stadium caused the deadly crush at the exits. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi) People peek inside one of the gates at Kanjuruhan Stadium where where a soccer stampede killed more than 100 people on Oct. 1, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Indonesia's president said the country will not face sanctions from soccer's world governing body and will remain the host of next year's U-20 World Cup after the firing of tear gas after a match inside the half-locked stadium caused the deadly crush at the exits. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi) A man prays near flowers laid at the Kanjuruhan Stadium where a soccer stampede killed more than 100 people on Oct. 1, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Indonesia's president said the country will not face sanctions from soccer's world governing body and will remain the host of next year's U-20 World Cup after the firing of tear gas after a match inside the half-locked stadium caused the deadly crush at the exits. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi) Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, accompanied by, from left to right, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs of Indonesia Muhadjir Effendy, East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa, Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali, Chairman of Indonesian Soccer Association Mochammad Iriawan, and National Police Chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo, speaks to the media during a press conference at Kanjuruhan Stadium where a soccer stampede killed more than 100 people on Saturday, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Widodo said on Wednesday that locked gates had contributed to the crush at the soccer stadium when police fired tear gas and set off a panicked run for the exits. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi) Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, speaks to the media as Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali, left, and Chairman of Indonesian Soccer Association Mochammad Iriawan look on during a press conference at Kanjuruhan Stadium where a soccer stampede killed more than 100 people on Saturday, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Widodo said on Wednesday that locked gates had contributed to the crush at the soccer stadium when police fired tear gas and set off a panicked run for the exits. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) Hindu priests perform cleansing ceremony at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Indonesian police said Thursday they are bringing criminal charges against three officers and three civilians for their roles in the deaths of more than 100 people when police fired tear gas in the soccer stadium after a match on Saturday, setting off a panicked run for the exits in which many were crushed. (AP Photo/Yudha Prabowo) People pray for the victims of Saturday's soccer stampede amid the smoke from incense sticks, at Kanjuruhan Stadium, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Indonesian police said Thursday they are bringing criminal charges against three officers and three civilians for their roles in the deaths of more than 100 people when police fired tear gas in a soccer stadium after a match, setting off a panicked run for the exits in which many were crushed. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi) People light candles during a vigil at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Indonesian police said they are bringing criminal charges against three officers and three civilians for their roles in the deaths of more than 100 people when police fired tear gas in the soccer stadium after a match on Saturday, setting off a panicked run for the exits in which many were crushed. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi) A woman prays near one of the gates of Kanjuruhan Stadium where a soccer stampede killed more than 100 people on Saturday, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Police firing tear gas inside the stadium on Saturday after a soccer match triggered the disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits, leaving hundreds dead and injured. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi)
Widodo says Indonesia won’t face FIFA sanctions over crush