Wiretapping Americans of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2002

German magazine Der Spiegel on 26/10 reported that the U.S. cell phone eavesdropping German Chancellor Angela Merkel's since 2002.


German magazine said they saw the body of secret documents of U.S. national security , which shows the number of Merkel in a subject from the list in 2002 , before she became premier .


Her mobile number is listed under surveillance in 2013 .


Meanwhile Washington is currently suffering from a major demonstration program of eavesdropping National Security Agency ( NSA ) .


Many thousands of demonstrators marched to Capitol Hill ( U.S. Congress Building ) to require limited monitoring activities . Some bed banners supporting former security contractor Edward Snowden , who has revealed the scale of NSA activity in recent times .


According to the German newspaper , the nature of the surveillance activities of the mobile phone Merkel is not clear in the document . For example , there is the possibility that her conversations were recorded Merkel and her contacts are accessible.


Germany is expected to send its top intelligence official to his Washington next week to promote an investigation of alleged eavesdropping which is causing an angry reaction in Germany .


On Friday , Germany and France say they want the United States to sign an agreement not to eavesdrop at the end of this year .


In addition to tracking your phone Merkel , NSA also alleged phone tracking millions of German and French .


Special Collection Agency


Newspaper Der Spiegel said the documents showed that they were more detailed monitoring of NSA activities for European governments . A unit called the Special Collection Agency , Collection Special Services, based at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin , is responsible for tracking contacts in government agencies in the capital Berlin Germany .


Documents also said that if the existence of the eavesdropping agency in the U.S. Embassy detection, the relationship of the U.S. with a foreign government will be severely compromised .


According to Der Spiegel that approach , the same units are located in 80 locations around the world and 19 of them in European cities .


According to the German magazine , the U.S. government has grounds other German track located in Frankfurt am Main .


Ms Merkel has called for U.S. President after hearing about the allegations on Wednesday last . Obama to Merkel said he knew nothing about the alleged behavior and apologized for the incident .


Analysts said that the incident has caused diplomatic rift between Germany and America 's largest ever . Merkel herself said she was shocked by the incident .