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Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived on Wednesday in the city of Malang, where a stadium stampede killed at least 131 people in one of the deadliest disasters in football history.
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He greeted relatives of the victims after arriving at the Saiful Anwar hospital in the East Javan city.
He will then travel to the Kanjuruhan stadium, the scene of the disaster on Saturday evening, according to an official from the presidential office.
The Indonesian leader's visit came as anger grew over police officers' response to a pitch invasion after fans of Arema FC tried to approach players following their defeat to fierce rivals Persebaya Surabaya.
Police described the incident as a riot and said two officers were killed, but survivors accused them of overreacting.
Officers responded to the pitch invasion with force, kicking and hitting fans with batons, according to witnesses and video footage, pushing fans back into the stands where many were trampled or suffocated to death after tear gas was fired.
In response to the tragedy, Widodo ordered all matches suspended, an investigation into what happened, and compensation for victims.
Indonesia's chief security minister said a task force had been created and that the probe would take two to three weeks.
Police said the investigation was focusing on six gates at the stadium using CCTV footage from cameras placed outside them. It said the exits were open but too small for the crowds attempting to pass through them.
But Indonesia's football association spokesperson said Tuesday some gates that should have been opened 10 minutes before the final whistle remained closed.
They stayed shut "because of late commands" and officers "had not arrived", he told a press conference.
The Malang police chief was replaced Monday, nine officers were suspended and 19 others were put under investigation over the disaster in the stadium, according to police.
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Witnesses described being shrouded in smoke, their eyes stinging as they rushed for small exit doors. Several present said police stood by and refused to help victims.
"The place looked like a mass cemetery. Women and children were piling on top of one another," Eko Prianto, 39, told AFP.
Indonesia's football association also moved Tuesday to sanction Arema FC, banning its organising committee chairman and a security officer from football for life and fining the club 250 million rupiah ($16,500).
She said the association sanctioned the club and its officials "due to the... negligence of the whole situation".
The actions of the police were outside of the association's scope, the official said.
"We are not going to go there," she said, refusing to answer questions about their conduct after the match.