I don't fully agree with the classification as a false friend. "Landesverrat" describes an act of information disclosure so grave and dangerous that it would f

I don't fully agree with the classification as a false friend. "Landesverrat" describes an act of information disclosure so grave and dangerous that it would fall under "treason" in many jurisdictions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason Less strong forms of "mere" espionage are also covered in §96-§99 StGB. As for your comment on the Federal Prosecutor: I'm not an expert on the legal system, but I would expect that he can file charges (like everyone else) according to whatever his investigations turned up with. I don't see how your link says otherwise.