New regulation: Intelligence services will be allowed to intervene actively in the future
The intelligence services are to be given more powers. Ideally, they should also be able to disable an attack drone in Russia, thinks the chairman of the intelligence service supervisory body.
German intelligence agencies will be allowed to take active measures in specific high-threat situations in the future. Federal Parliamentarian Marc Henrichmann, chair of the Bundestag's Parliamentary Control Committee, told news outlet Welt TV that they must empower their services to neutralize attack threats like drones from Russia or manufacturing plants before they target German airports or endanger public safety.
This is part of a planned transformation of intelligence services, he said, emphasizing that a mere data collection effort will no longer suffice. He called for a completely new and different organization of the services, ideally "to be the first to meet the wave," Henrichmann stated. The best drone would be the one that never takes off, preventing any threat to German lives.
The Bundestag plans to launch the reform of intelligence services on Wednesday, aiming to significantly broaden the powers of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the Federal Office for the Protection of Constitutional Rights. Time is running out, especially due to growing espionage and sabotage threats, primarily from Russia, according to security authorities.
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