Rape threats and trivialization of Nazism: What did Pistorius know about the Bundeswehr scandal?
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Zweibrücken Military Scandal: Delayed Response ExposedCases of sexual abuse and right-wing extremism surfaced in 2024 but official investigations only started in early 2025.
- In October 2024, a female soldier reported 23 incidents of sexual misconduct to the parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces.
- Formal investigations into 55 soldiers began in February 2025 following the escalation of documented complaints.
- Defense Minister Pistorius was informed by July 2025 but delayed notifying the Bundestag until October.
- Colonel Henkel was removed from command, and three soldiers have been dismissed from the Bundeswehr.
The cases of right-wing extremism, sexual misconduct, and drug use in Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate are shocking.— Pistorius stated to dpa on December 30 about the incidents.
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