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Berlin (dpa) - The Bundeswehr wants to draw conclusions from new irregularities in the handling of ammunition in the elite unit Command Special Forces (KSK).
"The army's investigations are nearing completion," said a spokesman for the Defense Ministry on Monday in Berlin on request.
According to information from the German Press Agency, the first personnel consequences were to be expected on Monday or Tuesday at the latest.
New irregularities had become known in the trial against a KSK soldier in Saxony, in which a weapon hiding place with stolen ammunition and explosives had been discovered.
The subject of the trial was that ammunition stolen or misappropriated in the KSK could be returned with impunity.
Several media had reported an “amnesty” for missing ammunition.
In the military, a responsibility of the KSK commander, Brigadier General Markus Kreitmayr, is being investigated.
The officer should be heard immediately.
His superior in terms of service is Major General Andreas Hannemann, commander of the Rapid Forces division.
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It is not publicly clear when and how the Ministry of Defense was informed of the new case.
The KSK has made headlines several times in recent years, dealing with cases of extremism and missing ammunition.
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