Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution

Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
	Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz
Formation	7 November 1950

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), also known as the Verfassungsschutz, is the secret police of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was the descendant of the Nazi Gestapo. In 1989, its annual budget was $264 per person, which was $39 higher than the Stasi in the GDR.^[1]

Activities

The Verfassungsschutz harassed leftists and often spread rumors that made people lose their jobs. It tapped phones and searched mail being sent to the GDR.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Austin Murphy (2000). The Triumph of Evil: 'A Post-Mortem Comparison of Communist and Capitalist Societies Using the German Case as an Illustration' (pp. 98–100). [PDF] Fucecchio: European Press Academic Publishing. ISBN 8883980026

[:03-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Austin Murphy (2000). The Triumph of Evil: 'A Post-Mortem Comparison of Communist and Capitalist Societies Using the German Case as an Illustration' (pp. 98–100). [PDF] Fucecchio: European Press Academic Publishing. ISBN 8883980026

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