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by Oliver Towfigh Nia
July 21, 2020
Excerpt:
Kramp-Karrenbauer’s clampdown on right-wing extremist tendencies in the military were also in response to a letter by a KSK officer who urged the minister to intervene in the matter, accusing instructors and senior commandos in the unit of cultivating a “toxic culture of acceptance” whereby complaints about far-right influence were being suppressed.
As part of Kramp-Karrenbauer’s reform plans, KSK operations will be transferred to other units as far as possible and the elite troopers will not participate for the time being in international military exercises and missions.
The revelations came in the wake of a recent cabinet decision to amend the country’s Military Act, making it easier to fire soldiers disciplined for extremism or other serious misconduct.
The changes were made in reaction to a lengthy spate of largely far-right incidents involving military personnel.
Faced with growing criticism over the presence of right-wing extremism, Kramp-Karrenbauer created a task force to tackle the problem of right-wing extremism in the KSK.
The new Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Hoegl echoed Kramp-Karrenbauer’s concerns on the issue.
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