the East Germany Stasi, doc

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Ministry for State Security
East Germany's largest agency, Responsible for boarder and passport checks, personal and site security, foreign espionage and counter intel as well as Domestic Security.
Intercepted all western satellite communication it could, as well as all domestic radio and car phones, (2/3's of West German call were done over radio links)


"...2 of every 100 adults worked for the Stasi..."
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good info - a bit slow,

pre-crime detention
people held for "clarifications"
"malcontents"
"chronic complainer"
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Former east Germany political prisoner gives lecture tours of his former prison to German students and tourist.

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for the record more prisoners reports at the fall