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Ashley Westerman

2 Indonesian soccer officials found guilty in one of the deadliest stadium stampedes

Arema FC Organizing Committee chair Abdul Haris, left, the club's security chief Suko Sutrisno, center, walk to the courtroom to attend their sentencing hearing at a district court in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Trisnadi/AP)

Two soccer match officials have been found guilty of negligence by an Indonesian court in connection with one of the deadliest stadium stampedes in history.

Match official Abdul Haris was sentenced to 18 months in prison and security officer Suko Sutrisno was sentenced to 12 months by the court in Surabaya, according to news services.

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