diff --git a/backend/internal/router/router.go b/backend/internal/router/router.go
index 88973ce..cfc937e 100755
--- a/backend/internal/router/router.go
+++ b/backend/internal/router/router.go
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func NewRouter() http.Handler {
 	// Order matters: outer middleware
 	var handler http.Handler = mux
 	handler = middleware.CORSMiddleware(handler)
-	handler = legacyMiddleware.SanitizeMiddleware(handler)                    // Sanitize XSS from JSON bodies
+	// handler = legacyMiddleware.SanitizeMiddleware(handler)                    // DISABLED: Corrupting accents and JSON bodies    
 	handler = legacyMiddleware.RateLimitMiddleware(100, time.Minute)(handler) // 100 req/min per IP
 	handler = legacyMiddleware.SecurityHeadersMiddleware(handler)