The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Germany’s increasingly politicized domestic intelligence agency, has placed its former chief, Hans-Georg Maaßen, under observation over, among other things, his alleged proximity to individuals in the ‘right-wing extremist’ scene.
In a 20-page letter sent to Maaßen’s lawyer’s office the intelligence agency informed its ex-boss as to the reasons for his surveillance, listing information and details it has collected regarding his activities and associations that it believes are indicative of right-wing extremism.
