Action against German soldiers for abusing inferiors

The public prosecution in Münster brought in an action against a commander and 17 sergeants. They are accused of abusing recruits in a fake hostage taking at Coesfeld base. Some soldiers were pumped so much water in their mouths that they worried about suffocating. Others were given electrical shocks. I guess the German army is already practicing for their own Abu Ghraib.

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• FAZ Online (in German).
• Die Welt Online
(in German).