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Despite the increase in the number of police patrols on Thursday in Cologne reported significantly more cases of sexual assault than a year ago. On “old wives’ carnival” Carnival starting last week received 22 notices of harassment of women. – This is the effect of a greater awareness of women – said Cologne police.
Women often report cases of sexual assault after the events that took place in Cologne on New Year’s Eve. At the town square, a large group of men, later identified as immigrants from Africa and the Middle East, brutally molested and robbed returning from urban fun German women.
Case greatly angered public opinion, contributing to sensitivity to acts of sexual aggression on the streets of German cities.
“The attitude of women is changing,”
a year ago, the police took only nine such reports, in 2014 recorded 10 such cases – said Friday the head of the Cologne police Michael Temme.
Two incidents which took place on Thursday, police deemed serious. He fell victim to harassment, among others, Belgian journalist. In the second case, a woman returned Friday morning to the house was attacked, and possibly raped.
According to the police a substantial increase in notifications of crime is a result of increased sensitivity and greater than previously readiness to inform the authorities about such incidents.
Temme quoted at a press conference case of a woman who reported to the police after the security guard said he let her disco “for 25 euros or a kiss.” – I do not want to downplay such incidents, but we see in this example that the attitude of women has changed – said Temme.
Increased attention of police
Order in Cologne on Thursday guarded 2,5 thousand. police officers, which is three times more than a year ago. Due to the rain and the fear of attacks on the streets of population of one million inhabitants of the city came out this time fewer people than in previous years.
Police patrols were visible mainly in the vicinity of the main train station and Cologne Cathedral, where on the night of 31 December to 1 January 2016 there was a mass sexual assaults and robberies on women. The perpetrators were mostly immigrants from North Africa. Too weak police force for a long time were not then able to control the situation.
The highlight of the carnival will be a colorful parade of costumed in Cologne and other cities of the Rhineland in the “Pink Friday”.
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