After extensive review, Germany’s federal prosecutor has announced he is launching formal investigative proceedings into allegations that the NSA monitored Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone. The claims have burdened trans-Atlantic relations for months.Following widespread speculation that the move was imminent, German Federal Prosecutor Harald Range on Wednesday announced he is launching a formal investigation into allegations that the NSA spied on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile telephone communications.SPIEGEL had reported on Monday that the federal prosecutor was close to opening formal proceedings. On Wednesday, Range informed the Legal Committee of the Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament, of the pending investigation.
www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-expected-to-open-investigation-into-nsa-spying-on-merkel-a-973326.htmlAlso see:German prosecutor to probe U.S. spies for bugging Merkel’s phone
Germany’s top public prosecutor has launched an investigation into the bugging of Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by U.S. intelligence in the light of revelations by former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, authorities said on Wednesday.The two countries have been at odds over the U.S. National Security Agency’s (NSA) spying habits since Snowden’s revelations last year showed the United States had listened in on many of its allies, including Merkel, severely testing ties between Berlin and Washington.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/uk-germany-merkel-bugging-idINKBN0EF1ZN20140604Germany to Investigate NSA’s Alleged Tapping of Merkel’s Phone [IDG]
Germany’s federal prosecutor has enough evidence to launch a criminal investigation into allegations the U.S. National Security Agency tapped Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone, but not enough to probe the alleged mass surveillance of German citizens.There are “tangible facts” to suspect that unidentified employees of U.S. intelligence services monitored Merkel’s cell phone, Germany’s federal prosecutor Harald Range said Wednesday in a news release, announcing he launched a criminal investigation into the matter. As a first step, his office will start gathering testimonies and request information from government agencies.
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