“Due to the many demonstrations that take place on Dam Square every year, the location of the Dam in the heart of the city and the many different visitor flows in the area, a longer preparation time is needed than regular in the APV,” the announcement can be read. Weekends and public holidays do not count in the 72 hours.
The municipality has been struggling for some time with the enormous amount of demonstrations in the city. In 2024 there were more than 3000. That requires such an enormous capacity of the police and the judiciary that the triangle already in November The alarm bell was.
