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Germany suspends treason probe against blog after protest storm

Germany's chief prosecutor said Friday suspended a treason probe against Internet security bloggers that had sparked a storm of protest from journalist and politicians.

Harald Range said "in view of the great good of freedom of the press and expression" he would let the investigation rest, the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported online.

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