Germany’s highest administrative court has confirmed a disciplinary penalty against intelligence professor Martin Wagener over his book on national identity, saying the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) acted lawfully when it cut his pay by ten per cent for two years.
Wagener’s book, Kulturkampf um das Volk (Culture War Over the People), discusses Germany’s national identity and criticises official approaches to multiculturalism. The BND accused him of insulting citizens with immigrant backgrounds and breaking the duty of moderation required of public officials.
