Ex-German spy chief arrested: A history of spooks working for enemy powers
- Germany’s former spy chief, August Hanning, has been arrested on suspicion of passing state secrets to a foreign intelligence service.
- Hanning, 80, headed up the Federal Intelligence Service, known by its German acronym BND, from 1998 to 2005.
- A federal prosecutor’s statement said it strongly suspected him of “treasonous espionage, obtaining state secrets, attempted treason” through contact with foreign intelligence services since 2010, while working as a private consultant.
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- Germany’s former spy chief, August Hanning, has been arrested on suspicion of passing state secrets to a foreign intelligence service.
- Hanning, 80, headed up the Federal Intelligence Service, known by its German acronym BND, from 1998 to 2005.
- A federal prosecutor’s statement said it strongly suspected him of “treasonous espionage, obtaining state secrets, attempted treason” through contact with foreign intelligence services since 2010, while working as a private consultant.
Sources: Al Jazeera