66_216 interference 216. Blagoevgrad and the police had asked them to continue the event in a nearby church only with a view to their protection. The applicants’ averment that the police had seized a camera and had ordered the members of Ilinden to remove the band from the wreath they had laid at the monument was untrue. Finally, the meeting held on 12 September 2002 had not been interfered with. Despite the presence of a hostile crowd, the police had been able to secure the members of Ilinden access to the site of the event. Only the adequate actions of the police had prevented the occurring of serious incidents.