In connection with investigations into right-wing networks in the Bundeswehr, André S. came into the public spotlight. Now he is leaving the Bundeswehr on 30 September. Then his commitment as a time soldier, he told the news agency dpa on request. S. had long been in command Special Forces (KSK) used.
Because of violations of the weapons and explosives law, a penalty order against the former commandos had been issued. The district court Böblingen imposed a fine of 120 daily rates, as the public prosecutor Stuttgart had informed on Monday. After house searches he had been accused of unauthorized possession of ammunition and hand grenade launcher. S. has filed an appeal.
Searches were part of the investigation against Franco A.
The searches were part of the investigation into the case of the former Bundeswehr soldier Franco A., who is accused of having planned attacks from a right-wing extremist outlook. The Federal Court of Justice is currently examining whether Franco A. can be put on trial for alleged terrorism.
Against André S. - nicknamed 'Hannibal' - there are no investigations for politically motivated crimes. He had been heard as a witness in a trial on the topic complex in Cologne. Prior to this, S. was an information officer for the Military Shielding Service (MAD).
The association Uniter, which S. had co-founded, was founded according to own data in the year 2010 from two networks for command units of the Federal Armed Forces and police as well as a group from the European NATO command Shape. The club's leadership backs links with criminal extremist structures after media reports of a "shadow army". Investigators have found no evidence for it.