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Secret Files Scandal
The ''Fichenaffäre'' or Secret files scandal shook public opinion in Switzerland in 1989. That year, it was revealed that the Swiss federal authorities, as well as the cantonal police forces, had put in place a system of mass surveillance of the population. The scandal Following allegations that within the Federal Department of Justice and Police (EJPD), the ''Bundespolizei'' (BUPO, now Swiss Federal Police) charged with domestic intelligence was secretly and illegally keeping secret files on both Swiss citizens and foreigners, a special parliamentary commission (PUK EJPD) was established. It gave its report in November 1989, demonstrating that the BUPO had kept more than 900,000 files in secret archives.The British Secret Service in Neutral Switzerland , Daniele Ganser, in '' |
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Fiche may refer to: * Fiche (film), short for microfiche, a flat film containing micro-images. * Fiche (cards), a rectangular counter used in French and Danish card games. * Fiche, Ethiopia, a town in Ethiopia. {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |