Malaysia

Labuan cops nab fans, players after football match riot

Fracas in under-23 game sees fans enter field to join scuffle

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 13 Dec 2021 10:13PM

Labuan cops nab fans, players after football match riot

LABUAN – Labuan police arrested 10 men today after a violent incident involving supporters and players during a football match at Labuan Sports Complex here yesterday.

Labuan deputy police chief Mohd Ibrahim Ghani said the local men are aged between 17 and 36 and were detained to assist in the investigation of a fracas in the under-23 football match.    

He said eight of them appeared in court today and the Labuan magistrates’ court ordered them to be remanded for four days beginning today, while two others until tomorrow.             

“We received a report on the brawl not long after the incident…the riot started during the match between Team Bambu 2 and Team PAT United around 1.30pm when the match was in the second half.

“There were some supporters from both teams who were dissatisfied with a scuffle that occurred during the match, causing some supporters to enter the field.

“Several individuals suffered minor injuries and have received treatment,” he said today. – Bernama, December 13, 2021

Related News

Malaysia / 3mth

Joe Zakaria attack: Questions emerge over safety of voices challenging Malaysian football status quo

Malaysia / 5mth

Luxury MPV belonging to national football player seized by RTD

Malaysia / 6mth

Lifeblood of daily activities: Diesel prices in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan maintained - MOF

Malaysia / 7mth

Labuan-Kota Kinabalu express ferry suspended due to rising fuel costs

Sports & Fitness / 8mth

Tengku Amir Shah not interested in FAM top job

Events / 8mth

18,000 participants from around the world expected at Maxim Cup tournament

Spotlight

Malaysia

Wan Ahmad Fayhsal proposes Shuhaily for corporate mafia task force

Malaysia

Denai Alam, TTDI, and PJ hit by flash floods this afternoon (video)

Malaysia

Police open probe into case of Penang assemblyman who allegedly beat wife

Malaysia

Elderly woman found dead in drain outside Rembau home

Education

Flood-risk SPM candidates to be relocated to boarding schools ahead of monsoon

Business

BananaBro founder Tony Lim dies, remembered for vision to take banana leaf cuisine global

Malaysia

Adly tells PH to focus on winning Melaka seats, not CM post

Health

MOH seizes RM405k worth of illegally sold weight-loss drugs

You may be interested

Malaysia

Police arrest 282 in nationwide crackdown on illegal gambling operations

Malaysia

Sarawak’s snap polls: A clean sweep for Abang Jo’s GPS?

Malaysia

Anwar warns TEKUN, Bank Rakyat, AIM fund managers of arrest, prosecution for abuse of trust

Malaysia

RM250m federal allocation raises hopes for long-delayed Kota Bharu bus terminal

By Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysia

Elderly woman found dead in drain outside Rembau home

Malaysia

Melaka polls: Voter loyalty, candidate appeal to shape three-way contest

Malaysia

Shuhaily resumes AKPS duties, chairs commanders' meeting after week-long leave

Malaysia

Malaysia contributes €1.6m to international anti-corruption academy since 2012