(SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN JUSTICE MINISTER, HEIKO MAAS, SAYING: “What happened at Cologne’s main train station and in other areas in Germany is not acceptable. It must not be allowed to be repeated and the perpetrators must be punished. We must clarify if what happened is a new form of organised crime against which the state must take measures.” (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN JUSTICE MINISTER, HEIKO MAAS, SAYING: “At one point there were at least 1,000 people there and the amount of people who were there which used this to sexually harass women by simply not allowing them to get away and this means clearly that those who made sure that the women could not get away, are not onlookers but rather co-perpetrators.” (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN JUSTICE MINISTER, HEIKO MAAS, SAYING: “During these investigations it will become clear which circle of perpetrators is involved. Making this an issue through over-simplifications, and connecting it to the issue of refugees is nothing more than misuse of the debate. Now it is about determining the facts and drawing the necessary conclusions.” (SOUNDBITE) (German) PASSER-BY, SIGRIED EHM, SAYING: “The problem is of course where did suddenly 1,000 people come from. They say that they were 1,000 North Africans and that they were not refugees but where did they come from all of a sudden? (SOUNDBITE) (German) PASSER-BY, DORIS FROHNAPFEL, SAYING: “I would advise young people not to get so drunk that you don’t know what’s going on. And to perhaps not be alone. And to call for help as quickly as possible. And especially at large events there are always enough people around who hopefully are not drunk. It is worse in areas where there is nobody and where you can’t get help.”