Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Abutalip had announced that the decision to cancel the meeting was taken by the owner of the hall Park de Heerlijkheid where the meeting was to take place due to lack of fire security measures. Mayor Abutalip noted however "If the owner of the hall had not, I would have cancelled the meeting myself for public order and security reasons".
Rotterdam Belediye Başkanı Ahmed Abutalip, iptal kararını toplantının yapılacağı Park de Heerlijkheid adlı salonun sahibinin aldığını açıkladı. Abutalip, "Eğer salon sahibi iptal etmeseydi, kamu düzeni ve güvenlik gerekçesiyle toplantıyı ben yasaklayacaktım" demişti.