German Army to prevent Islamist infiltration with all-out background checks on new recruits

‘All recruits willing to join the Germany military will have to undergo detailed background and security checks – run by the military intelligence agency – that would rule out a threat of insider attacks and help detect Islamists and far-right extremists.
The extraordinary measure is set out in a new bill, expected to be approved by the German cabinet on Wednesday, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported.
According to the proposed legislation, starting from July 2017, all recruits will be checked for links to radicalism and extremism by the German military intelligence agency, MAD.’
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