Asscher criticizes Cologne mayor

World January 6, 2016 12:00

- The opinion of the Cologne mayor Henriette Reker women to keep an arm's length in order to defend themselves against attackers, is a completely wrong signal. ' Writes Minister Asscher (Social Affairs) on his Facebook page.

         The PvdA minister expresses its revulsion at the mass assault in Cologne on New Years Eve, committed by a group of young North Afrikanse men. Their act is 'horrifying' writes Asscher. 'It seems organized, it happened massive and shameless, it's right occurred in a public place and police were apparently powerless while dozens of women were groped, verbally abused, stripped and humiliated. '
Earn the perpetrators 'piece by piece punishment', says Asscher. Advise that women should simply adjust to prevent sexual assault, the whole thing is turning. 'Every woman has the right to liberty and security in our society and when something is bad happened, it does not so much as suggest that the victim himself could have done something about it. '