German military under fire over far-right plot, abuse scandals

‘The German military has come under fire over a series of scandals involving the armed forces, including the case of a racist soldier allegedly plotting an attack while posing as a Syrian refugee.
German Defense Minister Von der Leyen, the first woman in charge of the armed forces, has harshly been criticized for blaming “her own team” for the scandals in the military.
A war of words erupted between the defense chief and the military after German police arrested on Wednesday a 28-year-old army lieutenant, identified as Franco Albrecht, who had gained asylum by creating a false identity in his home country.
Incredibly, the soldier, who spoke no Arabic, had been accepted as a refugee and was receiving monthly state benefits. The soldier’s case came to light after Austrian police caught him with a loaded handgun at the Vienna airport in February.’
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