Gysi has faced allegations that as a lawyer he passed client details to the secret police.
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Politician denies links to the Stasi
BERLIN: Prosecutors have opened preliminary proceedings against Gregor Gysi, above, one of Die Linke (the Left) party's key election campaign figures, over allegations he lied about his links to the Stasi, the former East German secret police.
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