Secret services on the wrong track: How great is the risk?

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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Omar A. is arrested because he is suspected of planning an Islamist attack. The tip came from abroad - they had fallen for a fake chat. How risky is the exchange of intelligence services?

Reporter.lu

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After the SREL affair, the secret service disappeared from the headlines. Until an official who had pointed out security gaps was fired. The court is now dealing with questions that the government would actually prefer to clarify away from the public eye. A single letter cost Philippe S. his job. The former employee of the "Service de renseignement de l'Etat" (SRE) wrote to an employee of the Latvian partner service to point out a change in the …