Berlin – Whistleblower Edward Snowden is obviously not heard in Germany. The Federal Government is, according to one opinion for the NSA committee of inquiry, quote from the multiple media, from the other hand. The Chancellor’s Office and the ministries involved justified this for information on the “Sueddeutsche Zeitung” with a danger of “state interest” .
The relations with America were economic – can foreign and security policy to hear of paramount importance, the whistleblower on German soil lead to “severe and permanent loads,” reads aloud “SZ” in the final draft of writing. The NSA investigation committee had up to this Friday asked the federal government for an opinion whether, and under what circumstances Snowden-examination would be possible.
The government argues according to the information, a hearing Snowden in Germany “would run major political interests of the Federal Republic Germany contrary “. If you can arrive the former intelligence officials, the U.S. secret services would thus “at least temporarily” restrict cooperation with the German services. After a preliminary report in the “Bild am Sonntag” stressed the government, the USA are a constitutional state in which there is a valid arrest warrant against Snowden. Also protection by Asylum come for Snowden out of the question because the American legal according to the government considered was not a victim of political persecution, but an offender.Greens want to go to court
In response to the reports have the Green announced, if necessary by means of the Federal Constitutional Court force the hearing before the NSA investigation committee of the Bundestag. On Thursday next week the charge Snowden should be enforced because of the minority rights of the opposition, announced the Green MEP Hans-Christian Ströbele . Should the federal government denies this, the transition to Karlsruhe’ll begun.
The Committee Chairman Patrick Sensburg (CDU), told the news agency dpa, it lies not in front of the position of the Government. But he stressed: “If they actually come to the conclusion that a survey in Germany is not possible, then the issue Snowden is not done for me.” In the case of a hearing by video may be foreseeable and even a possible later examination in Russia .Snowden is wanted by the U.S. authorities on arrest warrants. Should he not be extradited to his home for a visit to Germany, this would deteriorate the bilateral relations. The uncovered by Snowden spying the NSA in Germany has burdened the relationship between the two countries. On the other hand, Europe and the U.S., given the Ukraine crisis again amplified by cooperation. Snowden has provisionally received asylum in Russia. Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived on Thursday in the USA where it is President Barack Obama meet.
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NSA affair: Government blocked Snowden-interrogation in Germany
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