Cologne top cop caught in NYE sex-assault cover-up claims

A leaked report contradicts the police chief’s statements that authorities had little or no information about the background of the attackers.

“Among the identity checks that were carried out, the majority of people were only able to produce evidence of registration as an asylum seeker from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees [BAMF],” read a police report from January 2, according to Die Welt.

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On the night in question, witnesses said as many as 1,000 “heavily intoxicated” men of “Arab or North African” appearance flooded Cologne’s famous square. The crowd reportedly began to set off fireworks, with some harassing women as they walked by.

While the initial police report said the night was “relaxed” and “peaceful” “because the police were well placed at critical locations”, local authorities later admitted that report was incorrect.

On Thursday, Police said in a statement that 16 suspects were being detained in relation to 121 criminal investigations, including two cases of rape.

Local newspaper the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger alleged Friday that police are deliberately keeping the identity of those behind the sexual assaults secret.

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