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- What started off as an obscure case has turned into a fiery national debate about the freedom of the press and the influence of government ministers over the courts.
Earlier this year, Andre Meister and Markus Beckedahl published classified documents on the digital rights website Netzpolitik, indicating that Germany's intelligence service was planning to expand online surveillance to combat terrorism, and that a special unit could be set up to monitor social media.
Last week the journalists announced that they were being investigated for treason.