The controversial association “Cyber Security Council Germany” has been at the center of the German secret services – independent of the now released president of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Arne Schönbohm. There was talk of a lengthy operation of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), as reported by the “Spiegel”.
In addition, the current president of the association and a person from the association’s environment were succeeded by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV). According to the report, the investigations concern an uncritical proximity to Russia and possible connections with Russian secret services.
Committee in the Bundestag was informed
According to information from the German News Agency, the intelligence services have reported on details in the case to the secret parliamentary control committee of the Bundestag on several occasions. According to reports, the security authorities were also annoyed that details were being made public.
“As a rule, the Federal Intelligence Service does not make statements about matters related to findings or activities of intelligence services. That means that no statement has been made about whether the facts of the case are correct or not,” the BND said on request on Friday. “The Federal Intelligence Service reports on relevant topics, in particular to the federal government and the competent secretly meeting organs of the German Bundestag.”
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) had banned Schönbohm from performing his official duties as BSI president. He had previously performed at a celebration of the club’s tenth anniversary. He was co-founder of the association at the time. Schönbohm has demanded formal disciplinary proceedings against himself, also because his performance at the club was approved by the Ministry of the Interior.
Source: Krone
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