German Constitutional Court Precludes Prosecution of Former East German Spy Masters

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Saturday, July 1, 1995
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
11
Issue: 
7
276
Abstract: 
On May 23, 1995, the German Constitutional Court ruled that former East German spy masters cannot be prosecuted for conducting Cold War espionage against the West, thereby effectively providing a blanket amnesty to dozens and possibly hundreds of former Eastern Germans implicated in spying...(more)