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BKA does not use online search

The Federal Criminal Police (BKA) has since the enactment of the amendment to BKA Act 1 January 2009 not a single online search performed. That now said Stefan Paris, spokesman for the Federal Interior Ministry, confirming a report of the Tagesspiegel.

The BKA was indeed in online searches to be able to use the law but see them as “last resort”, so as a last resort, then Paris. Until now, investigators had gotten along without this measure. In the event that they become necessary, but you need the appropriate legal basis.

Background of the opinion is a request from the parliamentary faction of the Left Party in early May. She sees the law critically. Dubbed the Left Party politician Jan Korte online searches as “totally unnecessary”. The federal government should therefore emphasize the measure as soon as possible from the BKA-law.

Der Tagesspiegel reported that due to the possibility of online searches were incurred costs of just under 700,000 € – € 581 000 of them for its own personnel. These figures also confirmed Ministry spokesman in Paris.

Adopted with the 2008 Act, the BKA-law enforcement agency had received including the right to spy secretly to prevent an imminent danger computers of suspects. Order, a judge before conducting online searches by decision.

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