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NETHERLANDS: Journalist homes "bugged"

01 September 1994

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In its ongoing hunt for suspected Rara activists the Binnenlandse Veiligheidsdienst (BVD) has now resorted to bugging several houses. "Rara" is an anonymous Dutch group (or groups?) which over the past nine years has claimed several firesettings and bombings against targets like Apartheid-related corporations, immigration authorities' offices, the Ministry of the Interior, and the house of the State Secretary of Justice and immigration.

During the renovation of a house, the inhabitant found an extensive electronic network installed under the roofing tiles, leading to microphones in the rooms. After installing a hidden video camera, the bugging equipment was sabotaged. Soon afterwards the video recorder registered a technician, presumably dispatched by the BVD, who attempted to repair the installation. In a similar case in another dwelling, a hidden microphone connected to a transmitter was recently discovered and deactivated. The BVD when contacted through a solicitor initially refused to discuss ongoing operations, but once the names of the clients were mentioned they anxiously pressed for more information. The individuals involved believe they are targeted as suspected terrorists, but deny having any relation to the mysterious Rara organization and have expressed their concern and anger over such extreme violations of their privacy.

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