GEORGE TOWN, Sept 10 – Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the police believe the incident during the match between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia at Shah Alam Stadium Tuesday night was pre-planned by a group of local supporters.
“Police would be discussing with the stadium management to tighten security, including the entry process of football fans. So far there were 11 people had been detained and police are looking for others who could have been involved on it,” he told reporters at at a press conference after a Jasa Pahlawan Negara award presentation ceremony here on Wednesday.
The 2018 World Cup/2019 Asian Cup Qualifying match between the two teams which called off by referee Liu Kwok Man of Hong Kong in the 88th minute after a handful of fans and there were believed to be ‘Ultras Malaya’ threw flares, smoke bombs and firecracker onto the pitch.
Besides that, there were a total of 136 recipients who are served during the emergency period which had received the award in the conjunction with the 77th birthday of Penang Governor Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas at Dewan Sri Pinang here on Wednesday.
