Czech Interior Minister to make StB files more accessible

The Czech Interior Ministry Ivan Langer has announced that he wants to simplify access to the files of the Communist secret police, known as the StB. Mr Langer told journalists today that he wanted to allow the public to look into documents recounting the practices of the totalitarian regime, which have not yet been published. All StB-related documents will be filed in a single workplace, declassified and made accessible on the Internet in digital form, Langer said. The Interior Ministry currently administers 17 kilometres of records from the former StB.