Scientologists Win Court Battle in Germany

In Germany yesterday, Saarland's Higher Administrative Court ruled that the Federal Office for the Protection of the Consititution (BfV) may no longer monitor activities of members of Saarland's Scientology movement. Today's report on the case by DW-World.De points out that Germany has a history of strained relations with Scientology. The judge held that since there are only 20 members of the Scientology movement in Saarland, the government's monitoring was a disproportionate in relation to government objectives.