Schaefer report missing pages on BND contacts with journalist Josef Hufelschulte 2006

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The document presents 11 missing pages from the infamous 2006 Schaefer report into state spying on German journalists. The report, overseen by Professor Schaefer, a former German federal judge, focuses on the behavior of the German secret service — the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND).

The missing pages were redacted before public release after a Berlin court ruled in favor of Focus journalist Josef Hufelschulte, also known as under the BND code name 'Jerez'. Hufelschulte is one of the leading journalists writing about intelligence activity in Germany. The PDF presented contains the pages redacted from the public report and presents a summary of Hufelschulte's observation by and also his (apparently unwitting) collaboration with the BND. It also reveals a number of redacted code names used in the rest of the Schaefer report.

Categories: Leaked files | 2008 | 2008-09 | Analyzed | Germany | Military or intelligence (ruling) | Bundesnachrichtendienst | Deutsch | English