Defence Minister Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg has ruled on the death of a German soldier in Afghanistan in December 2010 and incident on the sail training ship GORCH FOCK.
On 17 December 2010 was a 21-year-old Corporal in an outpost north has killed the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) in Pol-i Khomri by a shot from a service weapon. said with regard to the ongoing reporting of the incident to Guttenberg. "There was already on the second day is known that the shot had allegedly fired from the weapon of a second soldier"
The prosecutor was called in immediately after the incident and the investigations have been recorded. It routinely report had been made. "Such a report is when, as here, a suspicion of manslaughter, is to the competent prosecutor," said Guttenberg. "From our side was told what we knew and in no way hold back anything." He claimed the investigation results are awaited.
Defense Guttenberg in profile (Source: Bundeswehr / Wilke / Sebastian Wilke)
also to reports of a "mutiny" on the Gorch Fock was one of the ministers. "In view of the military officer described any incidents on the Gorch Fock I have instructed the Chief of Staff and the Head of the Legal Department to clarify the possible incidents unreservedly." If the allegations are true, this would nachsichziehen consequences, said at Guttenberg.
The report of the Commissioner of irregularities in the delivery of mail box pointing to Afghanistan from Guttenberg to the ongoing investigation. "Again, we will announce the results when we have them. So it is to actually not have any new situation, "said Guttenberg.
Given the media coverage, the Minister warned against hasty judgments. As a minister he had as well as the public interest in ensuring that things are cleared up. "Whenever there are actually misconduct and misconduct can be proved, the Bundeswehr has to address these failings. At the same time I defend myself but on the other hand, we express generalizations about soldiers in our country "
source.: Federal Ministry of Defence, Jan Ripple, www.bmvg.de
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