Belgian army scandal: blackmail, humiliation and degrading behavior

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LIVE. Belgian army scandal: entire platoon disbanded and ten soldiers suspended after “degrading and humiliating facts”

Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder (PS) and the army top are calling the press together on Thursday to explain “serious events in defense”. Some soldiers were suspended preventively, others were transferred for humiliating treatment, violence, blackmail and threats. Follow the most important updates here.

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UPDATE Belgian army platoon disbanded after 'degrading misconduct' in platoon

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Belgian army scandal: military platoon disbanded in Amay after “humiliating and degrading facts”

Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder (PS), together with army chief Michel Hofman and Inspector General Jan De Beurme, has explained the abuses in the 4th Engineer Battalion in Amay. Dedonder spoke of “unacceptable behavior”. A platoon of the battalion has now been disbanded.

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Belgian army scandal: blackmail, humiliation and degrading behavior

The Belgian army suspects several dozen soldiers of wrongdoing. This is what the Minister of Defense Ludivine Dedonder and the army top said in a press conference. It involves humiliation, degrading behavior and blackmail. The platoon where it happened, part of the 4th Battalion, has now been shut down. It all happened during the hazing of new soldiers for the 4th Genie Battalion in Amay in the province of Liège. “It involves humiliating treatme…

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Large scandal in Belgian army: battalion disbanded after 'torturous and humiliating facts'

Again a scandal at the Belgian army. After numerous reports of misconduct, a complete unit has been dissolved. It concerns the 4th Engineer Battalion in Amay, near Liège.