A criminal case against a former commanding officer of Germany's elite KSK special forces over thousands of rounds of missing ammunition has been dropped in exchange for an €8,000 ($8,600) charitable donation. Brigadier General Markus Kreitmayr had stood accused of failing to cooperate in criminal proceedings under German military law, because of his decision to let soldiers anonymously return potentially stolen ammunition to the special forces base. About €28,000 worth of ammunition was found m
Staatsanwaltschaft ermittelt gegen KSK-Kommandeur welt.de - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from welt.de Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Germany’s defence ministry protects fascist networks in the armed forces
Last weekend, Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (Christian Democratic Union, CDU) expressed her “fundamental confidence” in Germany’s Special Forces Command (KSK). She announced that the secretive fighting unit would not be disbanded despite a long string of far-right scandals and serious weapons offences.
“In an organization like the Bundeswehr [Armed Forces],” she said, right-wing extremists can never be “ruled out in absolutely every instance,” even more so “in the special forces.” She has arranged for the command to be sent back to Afghanistan to “secure” the redeployment of German troops there.
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