Wolfgang Albers (police president)

[3][4][5] In 2011, he succeeded the retiring chief of the police department of Cologne, Klaus Steffenhagen, upon appointment of Interior Minister Ralf Jäger.

[6] Critics referred to a similar demonstration in Hannover, which had been pacified by a strict interdiction of alcoholic beverages, various weapons and entry checks and a much larger police force.

[8] A scandal around hazing rituals in special police force, Spezialeinsatzkommando 3“ (SEK) in Cologne lead to first calls for a retreat of Albers by members of the local CDU.

[12] In January 2016, following the inadequate handling of the sexual assaults on New Year's Eve, the Cologne police came under criticism again and Albers faced demands to resign.

[13] Because of the allegations of misinformation and the "loss of public trust", the Minister of the Interior transferred Albers to provisional retirement on January 8.