Indonesia soccer disaster trial begins for 5 charged
A pair of sneakers sit trampled in the stands of Kanjuruhan Stadium following a deadly soccer match stampede in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. An Indonesian court began trial Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, against five men on charges of negligence leading to deaths of 135 people after police fired tear gas inside the stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits in which many were crushed. (AP Photo/Hendra Permana, File)
SURABAYA, Indonesia — An Indonesian court began trial Monday against five men on charges of negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people after police fired tear gas inside a soccer stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits in which many were crushed.
