Interior Minister Frantisek Bublan has told journalists that if a rave was
held now in the Czech Republic and the law was being broken, police would
step in again. Mr Bublan made the statement while visiting the Tachov
region on Friday, the site of a controversial rave attended by some 4,000
people in
July, an event broken up forcibly by police. On July 29th, concluding that
private
property was being damaged, 1,000 officers in riot gear brought the rave,
known as CzechTek, to an end using tear gas and water cannons. Dozens of
those in attendance, as well as officers, suffered minor injuries.
On Friday, the interior minister met with local majors and other officials
in the Tachov region, saying he will propose new legislation in September
regarding rave events. The new bill, he said, will require organisers to
submit a list of conditions for approval, with municipalities reserving
the right to ban. The Interior Minister indicated he would like the bill
to come into law as early as possible, next spring.