The Military Gendarmerie has arrested three soldiers from the elitist 6th Airborne Brigade who are suspected of organising illegal parachuting training sessions.

The Warsaw Military Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation against a Captain, Ensign and Corporal who belonged to a so-called ‘red berets’ brigade.

One of the men is a well-known champion in parachute jumping. The men are suspected of organising illegal parachuting training for private individuals between 2006 and 2010. During the training the suspects used the unit’s equipment without their supervisor’s consent.

“It’s too early to disclose details,” says Dariusz Knapczynski, deputy Military Prosecutor, admitting that the Military Gendarmerie and the Prosecutor’s Office have already initiated an investigation in the unit.

It is also possible that the paratroopers wheedled money out of the unit’s budget by giving too high a number of parachute jumps they performed, which resulted in higher allowances. (mg/jb)

Source: Rzeczpospolita