"Investigation should not turn into a toothless dog in a muzzle and a rigid collar"

Two former heads of the German investigation of Federal intelligence service of Federal Republic of Germany in the joint article published in newspaper "Bild" by am Sonntag, presented depressing picture of a present condition of the organization and urged to weaken excessive control the states over intelligence service and to begin necessary reforms before the structure "finally degrades". Gerhard Shindler Photo: Fabrizio Bensch / information agency "Reuters" Germany is compelled to transfer part of the reconnaissance activity to outsourcing to intelligence services of friendly powers, as own investigation, Federal intelligence service of Federal Republic of Germany, being not able fully to carry out the functions. About it in...