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New Straits Times
3 days ago
- New Straits Times
Five remanded two days over football match brawl
TELUK INTAN: Five men arrested over a brawl during a football match have been remanded for two days. The suspects, aged between 20 and 30, were brought to the Magistrate's Court this morning where magistrate Naidatul Athirah Azman issued the remand order. The remand is set to end tomorrow. They were escorted by police officers into the courtroom around 9am and left 45 minutes later. The remand was requested to facilitate investigations under Section 147 of the Penal Code for rioting. The offence carries a maximum jail term of two years, a fine, or both upon conviction. The five men were arrested yesterday afternoon, bringing the total number of suspects arrested for the riot to 12. Seven other men, aged 21 to 32, were previously arrested last Friday and released on police bail yesterday after their three-day remand period ended. Hilir Perak police chief Assistant Commissioner Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin said investigation papers on the seven men would be sent to the Attorney General's Department soon for further instructions. He added that the five suspects remanded today were players in the match. The riot took place during the second half of the Hilir Perak Integrity League 2025 match between Padang Tembak FC and Jenderata FC last Thursday evening. The commotion started after a Padang Tembak FC player made a rough tackle on a Jenderata FC player, which led to a fight between players from both teams.
New Straits Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Football match brawl: Police arrest 7, including players and team manager
TELUK INTAN: Police have arrested seven men for rioting during a football match at Padang Speedy here, with a video of the incident also going viral on social media. Hilir Perak district police chief Assistant Commissioner Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin said the men, aged between 21 and 31, were detained around 11.30pm yesterday at the compound of the Hilir Perak district police headquarters, with all of them admitting to being involved in the fight. He said the riot occurred during the second half of a Hilir Perak Integrity League 2025 football match between Padang Tembak FC and Jenderata FC. According to him, tensions began in the second half when a Padang Tembak FC player made a hard tackle on a Jenderata FC player, which then triggered an altercation between the two teams. "The situation became heated and uncontrollable when one of the players was punched, leading to a full-blown physical brawl involving players from both teams. "Amid the chaos, two male spectators, believed to be supporters, climbed over the fence and entered the field — one of them attempted to kick a player, which led to retaliation and a scuffle between players and spectators," he said. Bakri added that the situation escalated when a team manager punched the central referee in the ribs. "While trying to break up the fight, the central referee fell to the ground, and several opposing players also physically assaulted other referees," he said. He said all suspects, including team managers and players from both teams involved in the incident, were identified based on video recordings and jersey numbers. The case is being investigated under Section 147 of the Penal Code, and all those arrested are being remanded until this Sunday.
