Hazing in the Italian armed forces is
a thing of the past, Military Prosecutor General Marco De Paolis
said at the inauguration of the military judicial year on
Friday.
The practice of ritual humiliation or abuse "has, fortunately,
long ceased to affect our armed forces", De Paolis said in his
annual report.
"This year, too, no significant data (on hazing) has been
reported in any of the Military Prosecution Offices," he
continued.
"This phenomenon, which was widespread in Italian barracks in
the 1980s and 1990s, has now ceased to affect the armed forces,"
said De Paolis.
Five years ago, in 2019, the prosecutor said the acts of
bullying and violence that constitute so-called 'hazing' were
now primarily against women soldiers.
Photo: Defence Minister Guido Crosetto
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