A number of foreign media highlighted the use of tear gas which caused at least 125 people to die in the Kanjuruhan tragedy.
"Police Condemned after 125 People Killed in Stadium Raid in Indonesia," reads the title of the article from Singaporean media Channel NewsAsia today, Monday (3/10).
"The Indonesian police became the target of criticism that culminated on Sunday (2/10) after 125 people were killed in a raid on a football stadium where officers fired tear gas at angry fans who were attacking the field at the time," the media said.
The deployment of tear gas by the Indonesian police in response to the rioting after the football game between Arema Malang and Persebaya Surabaya was held was also covered by British publications The Guardian and BBC in addition to Channel NewsAsia.
Today's Guardian piece is titled, "Indonesian Football Tragedy: Questions Rise over Police Response."
The report adds, "The Indonesian police are under increasing pressure over their crowd control in the Kanjuruhan stadium catastrophe, in which at least 125 people were killed and 320 were hurt in the crush of fleeing fans.
The Guardian also focused on the behavior of police, who used tear gas to put an end to protests and frighten spectators.
"Three witnesses told The Guardian that no warning was provided before firing tear gas into the throng in the stands as well as at the fans on the pitch,"
Additionally, the American media The deployment of tear gas during the riots at the stadium was also highlighted by The New York Times, Reuters, AFP, The Washington Post, and CBS News to the US media.
FIFA rules state that the use of tear gas itself is completely forbidden while safeguarding football games.
Chapter III on Stewards, Article 10 on Stewards on the Sidelines, of the FIFA Regulations states that it is prohibited to possess or use guns or crowd control gas.
However, when dealing with the rioting at the Kanjuruhan Stadium on Saturday (1/10), the police persisted in using tear gas. Several news stories and videos making the rounds on social media even showed police shooting tear gas into the still-packed bleachers of supporters.
The police allegedly used tear gas to disperse the crowd that had entered the pitch after the referee blew the lengthy whistle for the Arema vs. Persebaya Surabaya match, according to spectators who were on the field and survived.
Amnesty International claims that being exposed to tear gas results in a burning feeling, wet eyes, coughing, tightness in the chest, respiratory issues, and skin irritation.
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