Die Stasi muss weg

Beschreibung
Das Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (MfS) ist das wichtigste Instrument der SED, um die Bevölkerung unter Kontrolle zu halten.

Schlagworte
Berlin Alexanderplatz Berliner Mauer Mauerfall 1989 Stasi SED

Standort
Berlin Alexanderplatz

Texterkennung

Ministry nrsrare se nmy mrs1 was the ssoe most MMRTRV FÜR SECURITY Ö 2 9 important instrument to keep the people under control. IU ,0IJ employees REGIDNAL HEADQUARTERS 1 L1 1 1 ofthe political secret police obsenred the populatiori extensively, assisted by DISTRHT SERVICE UNUS ,i,V i large army of informers, Every critical voice was closely monltored. TARGH SERVICE UMTS 4 In the course nf autumn 1989, the call for the ministry to he abolished Si Q became more and more resonant. In mid veml er 1989 the GDR rjQ,iÖ 1 1 government attempted to save the Stasi under new name. But the people QÜL 1 fSÜ ri 1 would not be deceived and they stood their ground. Then tell-tale smoke ijy from chimneys revealed that members ol the secret police were destroying Ill, QT ftf 1 Files everywhere, Evidence of injustices was thus eliminated. Now there was nu stopping the people within few days demonstrators occupied most Stasi buildings throughout the country Only the headquarters V- Sl in Berlin was still able to continue operating until mid January IBBU. In the 1 ,1 larger tnwns and cities, tl1e state security service was dissolved by citizens il wi .i committees. These committees were spontaneously drawn from the ranks of ii iä iiäßtlßEj äj lÜ ,Q IÜJ those occupying the Stasi buildings. They tracked down hundreds ol hidden igs 1 1 el 1 C ,n 1 Stasi bases, swltching off bugglng devices and securing the files.