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Richter sagt, daß NY überwachungdaten gebildet werden kann öffentlichkeit
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Sechs hundert Seiten der Dokumente in bezug auf sind Intelligenz, die erfaßtes New York City, bevor republikanische des Nationalkonvent2004 gebildet werden sollte öffentlichkeit, ein Bundesrichter am Freitag anordnete.
Richter James Francis von US Amtsgericht in Manhattan schlug hinunter den Versuch der Stadt, die Dokumente vertraulich zu führen an, aber ist, sie zu halten versiegelt während einen möglichen Stadtanklang damit einverstanden.
Der New York Zivilfreiheit-Anschluß und die New York Zeiten hatten den Richter ersucht, die Dokumentöffentlichkeit zu bilden.
The city had argued their publication could influence potential jurors in a larger case, yet to go trial, in which about 90 protesters who were arrested at the convention are suing the city alleging their rights were violated through mass arrests, prolonged detentions and blanket fingerprinting.
More than 1,800 demonstrators were arrested over eight days in August and September of 2004 as the Republican Party met in New York to nominate President George W. Bush as its candidate in the presidential election.
“Notably, the city does not contend that these documents must be kept confidential because of security concerns or because public disclosures would jeopardize legitimate law enforcement interests,” the judge wrote in 14-page ruling.
Lawyers for the city and the plaintiffs — the New York Civil Liberties Union — agreed not to release the documents at least until the city decides whether to appeal.
The New York Times reported the records showed that undercover New York police officers posed as sympathizers at meetings of political groups and identified those who had expressed interest in violent action.
The Times also said undercover police spied on people planning protests at the convention, both in the United States and in Europe.
Police say all of their surveillance was legal and approved in advance by a special three-member panel made up of two senior police officers and a representative of the mayor.
The surveillance was carried out by an intelligence branch created after the September 11 attacks to gather information on threats to public safety and reduce the city’s reliance on the federal government.
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