The title of this post is the rough translation of the title of a book, which was recently recommended to my by T. and which I therefore bought as a personal Christmas present. The book is written by Norbert Juretzko, who worked for one of the German secret services, the BND (foreign intelligence agency of the German government), from 1984 to 1998. General attorney Kay Nehm has recently instituted legel proceedings against Juretzko for writing this book. He is accused of breaking state secrets and thereby betraying the Federal Republic of Germany.
I recently read the book cover to cover in about a day and I have to say it is both inspiring, thrilling and alarming at the same time. However, you get to see only one side of the medal, as we say in Germany. So you also need to maintain critical distance, especially because Juretzko somehow obscures the legal case that deals with his own failures. Only one page of the book is dedicated to the case, in which he was sentenced to 11 months in prison with probation.
Further information in German:
- Rat, Verrat und Treue – Die Abrechnung des BND-Mannes Norbert Juretzko
- Ein Blick zurück im Zorn – die Enthüllungen des BND-Hauptmanns Juretzko
- Norbert Juretzko – Bedingt dienstbereit
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