Establishment of a committee of inquiry

Hotly debated in Europe at the time. When Germany discovered Merkle's phone had been compromised, the inquiry spun up right away.

I'll drop some Binney [Patriot, WW] digs from this event for the newfags.

"The committee of inquiry should – triggered in particular by press coverage following the revelations by Edward Snowden regarding Internet and telecommunications surveillance – clarify for the period from 2001 on."

https://www.bundestag.de/blob/284528/a89d6006f28900c4f46e56f5e0807ddf/einsetzungsantrag_englisch-docx-data.pdf