The police asked the rave organizer several times to end the party, but he did not respond. Around 3 a.m. the triangle (municipality, police and Public Prosecution Service) decided not to intervene. “The assessment was that large-scale police action would be required due to the large number of people and that action could lead to escalation and risks for the police. The required capacity to immediately end the illegal rave was not available at that time, partly because elsewhere in the city the riot police were already deployed to end the squatting situation on Biltstraat,” the letter states.
Too many ravers, too few police: why no action was taken last night at an illegal party in Utrecht
