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German cybersecurity chief sacked over alleged Russia ties
Country on high alert over potential sabotage activities
19 October, 15:47
(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, OCT 19 - Germany's cybersecurity chief
was sacked on Tuesday after a TV satire show accused him of
having ties to Russian intelligence services, with the country
on high alert over potential sabotage activities by Moscow. Arne
Schoenbohm, head of the Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI),
had been at the centre of intense speculation since the popular
show accused him in early October of contacts with Russia. He
has now been relieved of his duties "with immediate effect", an
interior ministry spokesman told AFP on Tuesday, citing "the
allegations revealed and widely discussed in the media" as one
of the reasons behind the move. The allegations "have
permanently damaged the necessary public trust" in Schoenbohm as
head of the authority, the spokesman said. (ANSA-AFP).
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