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1title: Chaos Computer Club files criminal complaint against the German Government 1title: Chaos Computer Club files criminal complaint against the German Government
2date: 2014-02-03 00:18:00 2date: 2014-02-03 00:18:00
3updated: 2014-02-03 09:45:41 3updated: 2014-02-03 10:00:23
4author: henning 4author: henning
5tags: update, pressemitteilung 5tags: update, pressemitteilung
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7On Monday, the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) and the International League for Human Rights (ILMR), have filed a criminal complaint with the Federal Prosecutor General's office. The complaint is directed against the German federal government, the presidents of the German secret services, namely Bundesnachrichtendienst, Militärischer Abschirmdienst, Bundesamt für Verfassungschutz, and others. We accuse US, British and German secret agents, their supervisors, the German Minister of the Interior as well as the German Chancelor of illegal and prohibited covert intelligence activities, aiding and abetting of those activities, of violation of the right to privacy and obstruction of justice in office by bearing and cooperating with the electronic surveillance of German citizens by NSA and GCHQ. 7On Monday, the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) and the International League for Human Rights (ILMR), have filed a criminal complaint with the Federal Prosecutor General's office. The complaint is directed against the German federal government, the presidents of the German secret services, namely Bundesnachrichtendienst, Militärischer Abschirmdienst, Bundesamt für Verfassungschutz, and others. We accuse US, British and German secret agents, their supervisors, the German Minister of the Interior as well as the German Chancelor of illegal and prohibited covert intelligence activities, of aiding and abetting of those activities, of violation of the right to privacy and obstruction of justice in office by bearing and cooperating with the electronic surveillance of German citizens by NSA and GCHQ.
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11After months of press releases about mass surveillance by secret 11After months of press releases about mass surveillance by secret
12services and offensive attacks on information technology systems we have 12services and offensive attacks on information technology systems, we now
13certainty that German and other countries' secret services have violated 13have certainty that German and other countries' secret services have
14the criminal law. With this criminal complaint, we hope to finally 14violated the German criminal law. With this criminal complaint, we hope
15initiate investigations by the Federal Prosecutor General against the 15to finally initiate investigations by the Federal Prosecutor General
16German government. The CCC has learned with certainty that the leaders 16against the German government. The CCC has learned with certainty that
17of the secret services and the federal government have aided and abetted 17the leaders of the secret services and the federal government have aided
18the commission of these crimes. 18and abetted the commission of these crimes.
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20It is the understanding of the CCC that these crimes are felonies 20It is the understanding of the CCC that these crimes are felonies
21persuant to German federal laws, specifically 99 StGB (illegal activity 21persuant to German federal laws, specifically 99 StGB (illegal activity
22as a foreign agent), §§ 201 ff. StGB  (violation of privacy) and § 258 22as a foreign spy), §§ 201 ff. StGB  (violation of privacy) and § 258
23StGB (obstruction of justice). 23StGB (obstruction of justice).
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25"Every citizen is affected by the massive surveillance of their private 25"Every citizen is affected by the massive surveillance of their private
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39services and intend to bring the offenders of those crimes to accord. 39services and intend to bring the offenders of those crimes to accord.
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41In the criminal complaint, we ask to hear technical expert and 41In the criminal complaint, we ask to hear technical expert and
42whistleblower Edward Snowden as witness, and that he be provided safe 42whistleblower Edward Snowden as a witness, and that he be provided safe
43passage and protection against extradition to the US. 43passage and protection against extradition to the US.
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45We do not only want to call the Federal Prosecutor General's office to 45We do not only want to call the Federal Prosecutor General's office to