Sonntagsblatt
May 18, 2026
"The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution will no longer conduct nationwide surveillance of Scientology, but does not consider the organization unproblematic. Sect expert Matthias Pöhlmann warns against prematurely sounding the all-clear – and points to continuing risks associated with the movement.
According to the Protestant expert on sects, Matthias Pöhlmann, Scientology still poses a threat. However, according to media reports from Friday, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has discontinued its systematic monitoring of the "Church of Scientology Germany".
The agency could not be reached for comment on Saturday. The Bavarian Interior Ministry stated in response to an inquiry that the state's Office for the Protection of the Constitution will maintain its surveillance 'until further notice.'"
'...Scientology announced late Friday evening that it welcomed the discontinuation of surveillance of its organization by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution - even though it had only known about it from the media so far.
"Other German states, such as Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, had already ceased monitoring Scientology in 2025," the organization added. The decision sends an "important signal for a more objective, nuanced, and legally balanced assessment" of Scientology."
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