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Renewed debate about the legacy of communist East Germany's secret police

Constanze TressMay 26, 2009

Here in Germany, the millions of files left behind by the East German secret police continue to cause controversy, 20 years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Marianne Birthler, the head of the government archive that administers the Stasi documents, reported to parliament on Tuesday. She's facing criticism that the agency hasn't been quick enough to make the files public.

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