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In Calais, it is indignation after the broadcast of a video in which the soldiers have fun, Sunday, December 19, to slip in the mud, with their vehicle, in front of the tents of a migrant camp. The army immediately launched an investigation and denounces an inadmissible scene.
A military vehicle that seems to have fun accelerating in puddles. Drift in the mud, just a few meters from this migrant camp, Sunday, December 19. For about ten minutes the vehicle slips multiple times, until it gets stuck. In photos, the soldiers try to free their vehicle, sometimes helped by the migrants themselves, who came as reinforcements. Faced with reactions on social networks on Sunday, the Army announces the opening of a command investigation.
Reached Monday, December 20 by telephone, the Ministry of Defense denounces unacceptable behavior. The author of this video, himself a volunteer, is shocked by the scene. According to him, this land is forbidden to associations for the distribution of food. “We were fined every time we go there by vehicle, and in fact we are doing our distribution a bit in secret, and during that time, there is the army which is […] at that place. It seemed really paradoxical to us, hypocritical “, denounces the volunteer. The Defense Ministry promises sanctions against those responsible in the coming days.