There was excitement on the last day of the Frequency Festival when inspectors from the financial police turned up. Dozens of security personnel reportedly fled from the officers. Now the organizer has spoken.
According to organizer Harry Jenner, the fact that rows of security guards fled from the financial police on Saturday evening is not in line with the facts. The festival has over 600 security people, apparently several have not been properly reported. However, for the organizer this is “uncontrollable”, they have a contract for this with the relevant security company.
Organizer “thankful for checks”
In general, he is therefore “grateful for checks”. In the APA interview, Jenner also denied any short-term lack of staff at Nightpark, referring to a “staff buffer”. In a broadcast from the Ministry of Finance, there was talk of an impending demolition.
According to the information, in addition to security guards, catering staff and cleaning staff were also among the wrongly reported workers. 214 people were checked, including 81 nationals, 24 EU citizens and 109 third-country nationals. The result was 66 reports under the Social Security Act. Two companies accounted for 48 of those affected. Further investigations are ongoing.
Police commander: ‘I have ever experienced a silent festival’
Apart from this incident, the event in St. Pölten went off without any significant problems. City police commander Franz Bäuchler spoke of the “quietest festival I’ve ever experienced”. There were some thefts, but “almost no violent crimes,” he stressed. About 80 advertisements have been registered so far. Of course, this is not a complete list of crimes. Experience shows that more reports will probably be received in the coming days because, for example, thefts are only noticed later.
The ÖAMTC booked about 100 assignments on and around the festival site this year, slightly less than last year when the balance was 120. “It went well, everything went well. There was no major drama,” says spokeswoman Romana Schuster.
Source: Krone
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