The police ended illegal rallies in various places in the country during the night from Saturday to Sunday. About 40 partygoers were arrested, and dozens more had to pay for attending the illegal gathering with a fine.
About 40 people were arrested because they refused to leave a party in a barn on Opstalweg in Naaldwijk, South Holland. Officers tracked down the party when they heard the loud music during a surveillance.
Upon seeing the officers, the 62-year-old resident warned those present, who fled a garden house and refused to open the doors. When the officers forced the door, a threatening atmosphere arose in the small space. The revelers would not listen and threatened to attack the police with chairs. Then they were taken out of the house one by one and arrested. “These are people between the ages of 19 and 29, mainly from Naaldwijk and the surrounding area,” said the police.
In an attempt to hide from the officers, a 25-year-old man from ‘s Gravezande was injured. He fell from 8 feet and was taken to hospital with unknown injuries.
Tickets for partygoers in Asten and Rheezerveen
In the Overijssel hamlet of Rheezerveen, 51 visitors to an illegal party were fined on Saturday evening for violating the curfew. The organizer received a police report for noise nuisance, police reports on Facebook.
Fourteen visitors to an illegal party in Asten, Brabant, also received a coupon. The partygoers got a ticket for breaking the curfew. The owner of the shed in which the party took place also received a fine, in this case for causing noise nuisance.
The police indicate that illegal parties can lead to further spread of the corona virus, resulting in more infected people and even greater pressure on healthcare, which means that regular care must be scaled down.
“We will stay in this partial lockdown longer if the infections do not decrease and the pressure on hospitals does not decrease,” said police, who warned against imposing fines where possible on organizers, owners of the location concerned and those in attendance at illegal parties. A report is also often drawn up for the municipality, which can lead to administrative measures, according to the police.
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