The Bonn Prosecution Office is investigating state secretary in Federal Ministry, Gerd Hoofe. A formal investigation was initiated in office because of suspicion of denial of crime, said a spokeswoman for indictment and thus confirmed a report from world. Accordingly, re is sufficient factual and legal evidence for a crime. "There is an initial suspicion," said spokeswoman.

The trigger for investigation is criminal complaint of an officer from summer. In this he accuses confidante of federal Verteidigungsministerin Ursula von The Leyen (CDU) of having obstructed disciplinary investigations.

Ministry calls accusations of "unsustainable"

The internal investigations according to rules of weir Disziplinarordnung revolved around case of two soldiers who had accused a superior of coercion. They thus addressed newly established staff Office for "Equal Opportunities, diversity and inclusion", which falls within Hoofes area of responsibility. The officer, who was against accused, complained in his ad that staff office had suppressed testimony. Despite repeated requests, Ministry should have refused publication.

"In our opinion, accusations raised are unsustainable and deprived of any basis," said a spokeswoman of ministry. The soldier had all essential statements of soldiers in files. There is nothing to say about furr details due to current procedure.

For Chairman of Defence Committee in Bundestag, Wolfgang Hellmich, se problems with staff office do not come as a surprise. The SPD politician said to world that Ministry had repeatedly pointed out legal ambiguities. This must now be put off by resort. "No soldier can be circumcised in his right."

Date Of Update: 20 October 2017, 12:02