Hackers sue German government over NSA spying | Inquirer News

Hackers sue German government over NSA spying

/ 07:04 PM February 03, 2014

BERLIN, Germany—A group of computer hackers and human rights campaigners in Germany say they are suing their government for allegedly breaking the law by aiding foreign spies.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel AP FILE PHOTO

The Chaos Computer Club and the International League for Human Rights said they submitted a criminal complaint Monday claiming that Chancellor Angela Merkel and her government tolerated spying and effectively even helped members of the United States National Security Agency and Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) to spy on German citizens.

The groups point to documents released by NSA leaker Edward Snowden as evidence.

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In a statement they say the criminal complaint is meant to spark a “long-overdue investigation by federal prosecutors” into alleged lawbreaking by German officials and foreign spies.

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