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Home›Military guard›Germany investigates far-right incidents in military guard unit

Germany investigates far-right incidents in military guard unit

By Barbara D. Anderson
October 9, 2021
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In this file photo from June 18, 2019, the German Army Honor Guard waits for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo / Markus Schreiber)

BERLIN (AP) – A company of the German Army Honor Guard Battalion has been suspended from official duty in connection with an investigation into initiation rituals, alleged sexual abuse and incidents of extreme right, the German Defense Ministry announced on Friday.

The company has been suspended from official events “until further notice” while the allegations are investigated, ministry spokesman Arne Collatz told reporters in Berlin. He stressed that the ministry was pursuing a policy of “non-tolerance”.

The Guard Battalion, numbering nearly 1,000, pays military honors during state visits and other official events. Collatz said the internal investigation covered “several dozen” soldiers and the alleged incidents came to light following reports from other battalion members.

The ministry spokesperson did not give details of the alleged incidents. His comments came after the Der Spiegel news magazine reported that a witness said that a far-right group of at least six soldiers had formed within the company.

German officials have said they are determined to eradicate right-wing extremism in the military. Last year Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer dissolved a company from the KSK Special Forces Unit, claiming that a far-right culture had been allowed to develop behind a “wall of secrecy”.


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