The beginning of the German Federal Public Prosecutor’s investigation on the accusation of betraying the secrets of the German army

According to the international group Tasnim news agency quoted by German NTV, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office Germany is currently investigating the suspected leak of state secrets. This investigation is about the number of shots fired by the German Navy, which appears to be freely accessible on the Internet. These could also be used in the context of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline attack case.

Thus, according to a media report, the German Federal Prosecutor General is investigating the suspected disclosure of state secrets from the Bundeswehr in connection with The now-demolished pipeline is Nord Stream 2.

According to “Bild am Sonntag”, the suspicion is against the employees of the Stralsund mine administration. They were involved in the planning process for this gas pipeline. In this regard, this publication refers to the secret report of the German Ministry of Defense to the chancellor and the Bundestag from the end of January.

In particular, the German Federal Attorney General is investigating the possibility of “disclosing military information about submarine operational areas.” “NATO” During the planning process for this pipeline, the Stralsund Mining Authority assured in writing that sensitive information, to the extent that it is classified as confidential information, would not be released or sent by officials of the entity under any circumstances, Bild reported. .. However, it is said that this institution did not adhere to this issue.

This newspaper quotes the report of the Ministry of Defense, according to which this department classified the number of shots fired by the German Navy. published as VS-NfD (Classified Information – For Official Use Only)” in the planning approval decision on 31 January 2018. The data was online on the home page of the Stralsund Mining Authority, although there was an “absolute prohibition to transfer it”. According to the criminal law, the people responsible may be sentenced to up to five years in prison. According to this German publication, this information could be interesting for those who wanted to attack this pipeline. Philip Amtor, an internal politician of the Christian Democratic Party, told this newspaper: “Such naive dealings of German officials with Putin’s agents is a clear danger for Germany.” This “scandalous case” should be fully investigated.

The Nord Stream 2 project has been a source of controversy for years. It pushed the project forward despite strong protests from the United States and Eastern and Central European countries such as Poland and Ukraine.In September 2022 — amid geopolitical tensions surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gas crisis in Germany and Europe — explosions blew several holes in the lines. The transfer of Nord Stream 1 and 2 natural gas pipelines on the bottom of the Baltic Sea was assessed as a case of vandalism, although the reasons are still unknown.

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