MfS guideline No. 1/76 for the development and processing of operational processes (OV)
The guideline No. 1/76 for the development and processing of operational processes (OV) was issued by the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic , represented by the Ministry for State Security , in January 1976. She belonged to the Erich Mielke era , who headed the MfS from 1957 to 1989.
The secret police working techniques described in the guideline included the investigation and action against political opponents in the form of operational processes , in particular the dismantling of alleged or actual oppositional groups and individuals .
Section 2.6.1 stated here: “Measures of disintegration are to be directed towards the evocation, exploitation and intensification of such contradictions or differences between hostile-negative forces, by which they are fragmented, paralyzed, disorganized and isolated, including their hostile-negative actions the effects of which are preventively prevented, significantly restricted or completely prevented. "
In particular, personal acquaintances were also taken advantage of. The methods presented were similar to systematic bullying .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stasi media library - original document
- ^ Johannes Weberling: Research privilege and freedom of research. In: Dagmar Unverhau: The Stasi Records Act in the Light of Data Protection and Archive Legislation: Papers at the BStU conference on November 26-28, 1997. LIT Verlag Münster, 1998, p. 135 ( online )
- ^ Frank Pergande: State Mobbing. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , March 24, 2009 ( online )