A German court on Wednesday ordered former BND foreign intelligence chief August Hanning to remain in pretrial detention after his arrest on suspicion of espionage and treason. Prosecutors allege he paid for secret intelligence documents and used them to prepare an analysis for a foreign intelligence service. A former deputy or chief of staff was also arrested, accused of supplying him with secret files.
Sky News – World A court on Wednesday ordered the former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service August Hanning to remain in pretrial detention after his arrest on suspicion of espionage and treason, along with a former deputy who allegedly supplied him with secret files. Here's what we know about one of the biggest security breaches in German history.
August Hanning's former chief of staff was also arrested on suspicion of 'aiding and abetting attempted treason'.
A court on Wednesday ordered the former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service August Hanning to remain in pretrial detention after his arrest on suspicion of espionage and treason, along with a former deputy who allegedly supplied him with secret files. Here's what we know about one of the biggest security breaches in German history.
Former top spy August Hanning led the Federal Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2005.
A former German foreign intelligence chief will appear in court Wednesday following allegations he used classified information for commercial gain.
Former German spy chief August Hanning was detained Tuesday on suspicion of treason and espionage after prosecutors accused him of paying for secret intelligence documents and using them to prepare an analysis for a foreign intelligence service, in a case that could strain Berlin’s ties with allied spy agencies.
A former German spy chief was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and treason, an embarrassing case at a time when the country is seeking to broaden the powers of its intelligence agencies. August Hanning, who ran Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005, is accused of espionage, treason and working for foreign intelligence services, federal prosecutors said. FRANCE 24's Nick Holdsworth rep…
NPR – World A former head of Germany 's foreign intelligence service was arrested on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor's office said.
Sky News – World A former German intelligence chief has been arrested on suspicion of passing state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, federal prosecutors said.
Sky News – World A former German intelligence chief has been arrested on allegations that he "spied out state secrets", the country's federal prosecutor's office said.
August Hanning, the man who once led Germany's spy service, is now under investigation for passing on state secrets.
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