One of those opposed to the move, former regime critic Werner Schulz, now a Greens party member of the European Parliament, charged that it was"premature" and voiced fears that "a lid will be put on history". Photo: DPA'Fit for the future'After Thursday's parliamentary vote, the archives, much of the paper now yellowing, will from mid-2021 come under the guardianship of the Federal Archive. Jahn, also a former civil rights activist, said the aim was to make the Stasi archives "fit for the future as we can tap the expertise, technology and resources under the roof of the Federal Archives". However, some critics voiced fears the Stasi papers will be swallowed up in the far bigger archive. A support group for former Stasi victims, the Aufarbeitungsverein Bürgerkomitee 15.

Source: The Local September 27, 2019 07:41 UTC