By IRNA
Berlin : The German government here Wednesday confirmed media reports that it was preparing a legislation which would allow the Federal Crime Office (BKA) to wiretap legislators, lawyers and clerics in specific cases.
The spokesman of the German Interior Ministry Stefan Paris said an expert draft has been finalized, however “no decision” has yet been made.
The German cabinet has to agree on the final version of the draft, he added.
A date for a cabinet meeting to discuss the proposal has not been scheduled yet, according to Paris.
German security and intelligence officials have so far been legally barred from eavesdropping on lawmakers, lawyers and clerics.
The German government had agreed on changes of the so-called BKA laws which would widen the anti-terror competencies of the BKA as part of the federalism reforms.
The controversial question of online searches has stalled the passing of the publicly much-criticized BKA law.