Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - The Stuttgart public prosecutor's office is investigating a possible secret betrayal at the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) Baden-Württemberg. A preliminary investigation into suspected breaches of official secrecy is currently pending, a spokesman for the agency said on Wednesday in Stuttgart. The investigations continued. The spokesman initially did not want to provide any further information, citing the ongoing investigation. The "Stuttgarter Zeitung" reported first.
An LKA spokesman confirmed that the facts are currently the subject of a disciplinary and criminal investigation. However, the disciplinary proceedings are suspended until the investigation is completed. The LKA did not provide any information about the suspect or suspects, the specific allegations or the period to which the allegations relate.
