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1title: Chaos Computer Club files criminal complaint against the German Government
2date: 2014-02-03 00:18:00
3updated: 2014-02-03 09:36:21
4author: henning
5tags: update, pressemitteilung
6
7On Monday, the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) and the International League for Human Rights (ILMR), has 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.
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10
11After month of press releases about mass surveillance by secret services
12and offensive attacks on information technology systems we have
13certainty that German and other countries' secret services have violated
14the criminal law. With this criminal complaint, we hope to finally
15initiate investigations by the Federal Prosecutor General against the
16German government. The CCC has learned with certainty that the leaders
17of the secret services and the federal government have aided and abetted
18the commission of these crimes.
19
20It is the understanding of the CCC that these crimes are felonies
21persuant to German federal laws, specifically 99 StGB (illegal activity
22as a foreign agent), §§ 201 ff. StGB  (violation of privacy) and § 258
23StGB (obstruction of justice).
24
25"Every citizen is affected by the massive surveillance of their private
26communications. Our laws protect us and threatens those responsible for
27such surveillance with punishment. Therefore an investigation by the
28Federal Prosecutor General is necessary and mandatory by law – and a
29matter of course. It is unfortunate that those responsible and the
30circumstances of their crimes have not been investigated," says Dr.
31Julius Mittenzwei, attorney and long time member of the CCC.
32
33It is unacceptable that the public offices have not helped in the
34investigation of these crimes even if the spying is widely visible, for
35example, in the so called Dagger-Complex and on the August Euler
36airfield near Griesheim. Together with the International League of Human
37Rights and digitalcourage e. V., we want to bring to light more
38information about the illegal activities of German and foreign secret
39services and intend to bring the offenders of those crimes to accord.
40
41In the criminal complaint, we ask to hear technical expert and
42whistleblower Edward Snowden as witness, and that he be provided safe
43passage and protection against extradition to the US.
44
45We do not only want to call the Federal Prosecutor General's office to
46investigations but also ask you to get involved and also file a criminal
47complaint. The text of the complaint is transmitted on demand.
48
49**Contact**:
50
51H.-Eberhard Schultz and Claus Förster, solicitors
52
53Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte, Greifswalder Str. 4, 10405
54Berlin
55
56Tel: 030 43725026, Fax: 030 43725027, cf(at)cfoerster.de
57
58**Links**:
59
60Internationale Liga für Menschenrechte e. V.: <http://ilmr.de/>
61
62[www.menschenrechtsanwalt.de](http://www.menschenrechtsanwalt.de/)
63
64[www.racf.de](http://www.racf.de)