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6 CHARGED IN SOCCER DISASTER

Indonesian police said Thursday they are bringing criminal charges against three officers and three civilians for their roles in the deaths of 131 people crushed when police fired tear gas inside a soccer stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits.

National Police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the suspects include the head of PT Liga Indonesia Baru, which administers the country's top soccer division and is responsible for ensuring that stadiums have a proper operating certificate. He said the stadium in Malang city did not meet the requirements for certification and had not been properly verified.

Prabowo said charges are also being brought against the chief executive of the match, the chief security officer and three police officers.

The charges include negligence leading to death or serious injury.

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