PoliticsGermany: Ex-spy chief arrested for espionage — reports

German media reported Tuesday that investigators arrested August Hanning, the former head of Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency, on suspicion of espionage. Hanning led the agency from 1998 to 2005. An investigation by WDR, NDR and Süddeutsche Zeitung said an informant was alleged to have supplied him with classified documents.

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