FILE PHOTO: German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer addresses the media with the German foreign minister (unseen) at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Germany September 2, 2020. Stefanie Loos/Pool via REUTERS
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's defence minister will replace the head of the military intelligence agency (MAD), her ministry said on Thursday, a move indicating she wants to do more to root out right-wing radicals from the armed forces.
MAD chief Christof Gramm had begun reforms to combat right-wing extremism in the military and achieved noticeable improvements, the ministry said in a statement, adding, however, that further progress was needed and this required more effort.
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