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Former Constitutional Court judge Hans-Joachim Jentsch told the
Frankfurter Rundschau (newspaper) that he did not think the opposition’s move had much chance of success. "It is a case of balancing the lawmakers’ right to investigate against the duty [*] and right of the government to protect the country from potential harm - in this sense through acting against the interests of an ally," Jentsch said.
[*] The opposition argues that the government, in not actively seeking Snowden’s presence, is violating their right to gather evidence and investigate the spying of German citizens properly.
"We control the government and the intelligence services, and not vice versa," said Left party lawmaker Martina Renner, alluding to the appeal filed on Thursday evening.