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Parliament checks MPs for Stasi activities

The state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt has set up a committee to investigate members of the state parliament for their activities for the Stasi. After the decision had been planned several months ago and postponed at short notice, a large majority of CDU, SPD, FDP, Greens and AfD MPs voted in...

The state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
The state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Magdeburg - Parliament checks MPs for Stasi activities

The state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt has set up a committee to investigate members of the state parliament for their activities for the Stasi. After the decision had been planned several months ago and postponed at short notice, a large majority of CDU, SPD, FDP, Greens and AfD MPs voted in favor of the appointment on Wednesday. Several Left Party MPs abstained, while others voted against.

In the GDR, the Stasi - short for the Ministry for State Security - was both an intelligence service and secret police force in the service of the SED. It monitored broad sections of the population and harassed critics of the system.

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Source: www.stern.de

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