Germany suspends a spy memoir to discourage other former intelligence officers from writing their own private accounts
Germany is likely to ban the upcoming memoir written by former president of its foreign intelligence service Gerhard Schindler, according to an investigative reportThe decision was reportedly made by the Federal Chancellery , which is headed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
According to Tagesschau, the book carries some interesting insights into Schindler's time as the head of Bundesnachrichtendienst , the federal intelligence service. There are passages revealing how the German government had a meeting between Schindler and the Pakistani secret service ISI cancelled.
The Chancellor's Office and the Federal Ministry of the Interior are also said to have considered issuing a decree banning such publications from official life. In the end, it was decided that the practice can continue but only after a proper vetting.
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