IM Schubert

IM Schubert is a former East German Stasi informant who betrayed local church officials. In March 2008 IM "Schubert", identified as Holm Singer in press reports, has won an interim injunction to prevent an exhibition in Reichenbach from including his name and clandestine activities. On April, 22 Singer "lost a legal bid to keep his identity from being made public" and the injunction was cancelled. The court battle continues and the case is unresolved as of yet. [ [http://www.thelocal.de/11457/20080422/ The Local - Stasi informant loses court privacy battle ] ]

His case is widely discussed in German media.

Further reading

* Berhard Honnigfort: "Damals Spitzel, heute Opfer?" "Frankfurter Rundschau", March 26, 2008. ger
* Reiner Burger: "Nichts als die Wahrheit", "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung", July 5, 2008. ger

External links

* [http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2587786520080325 E.German Stasi informant wins battle to conceal past] ("Reuter", March 25, 2008)
* [http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,545857,00.html Fear of the Stasi Lives On in Eastern Germany] ("Spiegel online", April 7, 2008)
* [http://www.mdr.de/sachsen/5749713.html „Weiter Debatte um Namensnennung von Stasi-IM“] ("MDR television", September 6, 2008)

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