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>From the late 1960s, the Ministry of State Security (Stasi) used both male and female prostitutes to gather information.[2] They were known as "Mielke’s Maidens" after Stasi chief Erich Mielke.[1]
>The objectives were:
>Learning details about the life of the clients
>To obtain information about the sexual deviations of the clients for later extortion
>Build relationships
>The fact that prostitution was banned was exploited by state security to encourage women to work for them as informers.[3] Stasi officers scoured the streets of East Berlin looking for candidates.[1] Once found, the women were told their "criminal activities" would be overlooked if they worked for the Stasi. The women would still be paid by the clients and they would also be paid for information. Working for the Stasi also gave the women security.[1][6] In addition, students were specifically recruited to contact persons from non-socialist countries.[2] The catalogue of requirements of the State Security was: "Between 20 and 30, unmarried, no children, foreign language skills, good-looking, educated, analytical skills and patriotism".[9]
>From the late 1960s, the Ministry of State Security (Stasi) used both male and female prostitutes to gather information.[2] They were known as "Mielke’s Maidens" after Stasi chief Erich Mielke.[1]
>The objectives were:
>Learning details about the life of the clients
>To obtain information about the sexual deviations of the clients for later extortion
>Build relationships
>The fact that prostitution was banned was exploited by state security to encourage women to work for them as informers.[3] Stasi officers scoured the streets of East Berlin looking for candidates.[1] Once found, the women were told their "criminal activities" would be overlooked if they worked for the Stasi. The women would still be paid by the clients and they would also be paid for information. Working for the Stasi also gave the women security.[1][6] In addition, students were specifically recruited to contact persons from non-socialist countries.[2] The catalogue of requirements of the State Security was: "Between 20 and 30, unmarried, no children, foreign language skills, good-looking, educated, analytical skills and patriotism".[9]
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