The public prosecutor's office in Tübingen has partially stopped the investigation against the Bundeswehr commander Markus Kreitmayr.
The suspicion that the commander of the special forces command of the Bundeswehr (KSK) asked field doctors to report right-wing extremist tattoos was not confirmed, the public prosecutor said on Monday.
In connection with returned hoarded ammunition, however, will continue to be determined, it said.
In March, a media report said that the accused had asked military doctors to report right-wing extremist tattoos discovered by KSK soldiers during the investigation. After a complaint was filed online, the public prosecutor's office opened an investigation into the disclosure of private secrets and the inducement to commit an illegal act. Witnesses directly involved in the event merely testified that there had been discussions within the medical service about how to deal with right-wing extremist tattoos. None of them could provide incriminating information about a possible order.
No testimony showed that a tattoo was reported at all.
Criminal acts were therefore not proven.
Investigations are still ongoing in connection with returned ammunition.
Last year, Kreitmayr is said to have given soldiers the opportunity to return unauthorized ammunition without further penalties.
From the end of March to the end of April 2020, several thousand rounds of ammunition and probably hand grenades were apparently collected.
Kreitmayr will be replaced as KSK commander on September 1st.