Re: POLIZEI

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003, Alan E Brain wrote:

> >This also applies to the "Verfassungsschutz" 'Constitutional
Protection'
> >tasked with (more or less secretly) gathering information about
> terrorists,
> >radicals, subversives, etc. They are not police forces and cannot
make
> >arrests. Any usable evidence they gather has to be handed to the
normal
> >police and prsecutors.
>
> Fascinating. An exact counterpart of ASIO (Australian Security
Intelligence
> Organisation).

Likewise CSIS - Canadian Security & Inteligence Service.

Of course, CSIS usually makes the news when it's agents leave laptops
full
of sensitive data in payphone booths & stuff. Oops.

Brian.
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