German army unit pulled from Congo mission over sex scandal
`A German army unit due to police elections next month in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been barred from the mission because of a scandal over bizarre sexual practices in its ranks, a defense ministry spokesman said Thursday. [..]
In one incident reported in the German press, members of the unit allegedly placed fruit in the backside of one soldier and pounded it with a paddle. Initial reports said the soldier had willingly participated in the act.
The military described the incident as “reprehensible” and “not to be tolerated”.’
June 23rd, 2006 at 10:12 pm
And in an unrelated story, USA has just asked Germany to send forces to run the prisons in Iraq…
June 25th, 2006 at 11:19 pm
That’s the way to beat terrorism, you know. Pound vegetables into Iraqi arseholes. Can’t go wrong with that strategy. 🙂