Confronted with Serious Accusations of "Violence" and "in Danger", the 8th RPIMa in the Turmoil

Inspectors have been sent to this elite regiment since 19 May following the filing of four complaints by former soldiers. In addition to repeated harassment, the latter denounce the "falsification" of assessments of their military skills, a distorted "meritocracy" and the risks to the "reliability of the army".

The paratroopers of the 8th RPIMa de Castres, in Cugnaux (Haute-Garonne), on January 17, 2019.FREDERIC SCHEIBER / SIPA Two weeks after the filing of four complaints, on Friday, May 9, for "voluntary violence", "threats", "moral harassment" or even "risking the life of others" emanating from soldiers who had passed by the prestigious 8th regiment of paratroopers of navy infantry (RPIMA), several inspectors of the army have been sent, since May 19…