The Federal Constitutional Court in Germany is considering imposing stricter limits on the activities of the country’s foreign intelligence agency.

The Karlsruhe-based court was due on Tuesday to hear a lawsuit brought by a group of journalists and a human rights lawyer against a new law regulating the powers of the BND spy agency. The court is expected to hold two days of hearings and deliver a verdict in the coming months.

The plaintiffs, including the Reporters Without Borders, say the 2017 law potentially exposes journalists to surveillance without due cause – such as when making phone calls with foreign colleagues, AP reports.

The German government argues that additional limits on the agency’s powers would make it harder to respond to potential threats.

Source: RT