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German parliamentary inquiry into scope of US spying may call Snowden
Source: Irish Times
German parliamentary inquiry into scope of US spying may call Snowden
Derek Scally and Guy Hedgecoe
Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 01:00
United States National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden may be called to testify at a German parliamentary inquiry into the scope of US spying on European communications, including the tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone.
Ahead of a special emergency Bundestag session into the affair on November 18th German political parties agreed yesterday to back – or at least not block – the creation of an inquiry. All parties in the new Bundestag except Dr Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) have spoken in support of inviting the Mr Snowden to give evidence – either in person or via video link from Russia.
Dr Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert declined to be drawn yesterday on whether the German leader could envisage allowing Mr Snowden appear. Instead she is expected to use a special Bundestag debate on the NSA affair to step up her calls for a no-spy treaty and provide her assessment of the effect of spying revelations on US-German relations.
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Derek Scally and Guy Hedgecoe
Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 01:00
United States National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden may be called to testify at a German parliamentary inquiry into the scope of US spying on European communications, including the tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone.
Ahead of a special emergency Bundestag session into the affair on November 18th German political parties agreed yesterday to back – or at least not block – the creation of an inquiry. All parties in the new Bundestag except Dr Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) have spoken in support of inviting the Mr Snowden to give evidence – either in person or via video link from Russia.
Dr Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert declined to be drawn yesterday on whether the German leader could envisage allowing Mr Snowden appear. Instead she is expected to use a special Bundestag debate on the NSA affair to step up her calls for a no-spy treaty and provide her assessment of the effect of spying revelations on US-German relations.
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Read more: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/german-parliamentary-inquiry-into-scope-of-us-spying-may-call-snowden-1.1576101
