Exposing a big scandal in the Belgian army

– International News – Tasnim news agency, the German newspaper Stuttgarter Nahrishten announced a big scandal in the Belgian army.

Therefore It’s based on a group of soldiers being interrogated for violence and cocaine use. There is also an accusation of arms smuggling.

According to this German media, the alarm has sounded in the Belgian Ministry of Defense. The army is involved in a serious scandal, the impact of which cannot be predicted yet. During the investigation, an entire platoon of about 40 soldiers from a battalion was suspended. Judicial investigation by the public prosecutor’s office in Liège is also ongoing against 14 suspects. These people have been accused of “unacceptable” and “inhuman behavior”. In particular, their behavior is said to include brutal harassment of comrades, sometimes lasting years and even causing physical harm. These people are also accused of using cocaine.

However, what is particularly sensitive and tense about this major scandal is that the authorities are apparently investigating the possible trade in arms and ammunition. Belgian soldiers are suspected of selling military equipment to foreign criminal organizations. Chechen or Albanian-speaking mafia clans are mentioned in this file. Part of the investigation in this regard was transferred to the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office, but this prosecutor has not commented on the suspicion of arms smuggling. According to Michel Hoffmann, the commander of the Belgian army, the investigation and the dissolution of a whole squad is a decision. “Serious” and “probably unique” in the recent history of the Belgian Armed Forces. According to him, the rest of the battalion in the Amai region, with a little more than 600 soldiers, does not seem to be affected by these events. “In this case, it is being done. He emphasized: His ministry will do “everything in its power” to hold the authorities accountable and support the victims. be made However, the investigation in this regard only started at the end of November 2023 with an email from a family member of one of the victims of this abuse case to the Ministry of Defense.

These revelations were also discussed in the Belgian Parliament. . Georges Dalmany from the Christian social party “Les Engagés” expressed his anger about this and said: these actions were carried out for months and years, without saying anything and without helping the victims.

Samuel Cogulati From the “Ecolo” party, he also found it unacceptable that such serious facts disappear under the radar.

“Michel Hoffmann”, the commander of the Belgian army, also emphasized that these events are in no way compatible with the values ​​of the armed forces. . He demanded that the serving army soldiers be a model for the society with their behavior. He also received the support of Ludivin Dedunder, the Minister of Defense of this country, in this position. “We wanted to send a strong signal,” he said of the investigation. The image of the army should not be tarnished by the behavior of a group of soldiers. This Belgian official emphasized that he will not tolerate this and will stick to this line until the end of the investigation.

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