Snowden Bongkar, Warga Jerman Protes AS Intai Internet
Snowden Revealed, Thousands of Germans Protest US Spyng
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Berlin (B2B) - Ribuan orang menentang gelombang panas pada Sabtu (27/7) dan turun ke jalan di seluruh Jerman guna memprotes tindakan Amerika Serikat memata-matai internet di negeri itu.
Pemrotes juga menyuarakan dukungan bagi pembongkar rahasia Edward Snowden, yang mengungkapkan Dinas Keamanan Nasional AS (NSA) memantau saluran telepon dan hubungan data internet di Jerman serta memata-matai markas Uni Eropa (UE).
Tanpa mempedulikan temperatur yang mencapai 36 derajat Celsius di beberapa wilayah, pemrotes di lebih dari 30 kota besar ikut dalam demonstrasi tersebut --yang diselenggarakan oleh satu organisasi yang bernama "Stop Watching Us".
Pertemuan terbuka terbesar diselenggarakan di Frankfurt, yang dihadiri sebanyak 1.000 pemrotes, kata media setempat.
Laporan belum lama ini mengenai kegiatan mata-mata yang tersebar luar telah menyulut kemarahan di Jerman --yang sensitif terhadap kerahasiaan.
Kurang dari separuh orang Jerman memandang Amerika Serikat sebagai mitra yang bisa dipercaya akibat laporan itu, demikian hasil jajak pendapat yang disiarkan awal Juli, seperti dilansir Yahoo.
Berlin - Thousands of people braved the heatwave and took to the streets across Germany to protest against the US internet surveillance in the country.
The protestors also voiced support to fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden who revealed that the US National Security Agency (NSA) was monitoring phone calls and Internet data connections in Germany as well as spying on the headquarters of the European Union, reports Xinhua.
Braving temperatures as high as 36 degree Celsius in some regions, protesters in more than 30 cities took part in the demonstrations which was organised by an organisation called "Stop Watching Us".
The largest rally took place in Frankfurt with about 1,000 protestors, according to local media.
Reports of widespread US spying have sparked outcry in privacy-sensitive Germany.
Less than half of the German people see the US as a trustworthy partner in the aftermath of the reports, a poll published has showed.
