humble3d Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 German prosecutors investigate Internet journalists for treason The Federal Prosecutor General is investigating two German journalists suspected of treason for releasing confidential information online. Charges have been filed against the two reporters who run the blog, Netzpolitik. Journalists Andre Meister and Markus Beckedahl (pictured above) were informed of the investigation on July 24. The two reporters published the official letter on the Netzpolitik website on Thursday. The prosecutor's letter referred to two articles that were published on the blog in February and April. The reporters were believed to have quoted from a report by Germany's domestic intelligence agency which had proposed a new unit to monitor the internet, particularly social networks. The document had been categorized as "classified document- confidential." According to German media, the Federal Prosecutor had called in a consultant to determine whether the publish document was, in fact, classified as a state secret. Officials also plan to look into the unnamed informants of the reporters. If found to be guilty, the reporters could face at least one year in prison. An attack on press freedom READ MORE http://www.dw.com/en/german-prosecutors-investigate-internet-journalists-for-treason/a-18619254EDIT: ERROR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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