PoliticsGermany: Ex-spy chief sent to pretrial detention on treason charges

Former German foreign intelligence chief August Hanning has been placed in pretrial detention after being arrested on espionage and treason charges. His former chief of staff, Manfred D., was also detained. Investigators allege that more than 2,000 secret documents may have been stolen and passed to or sold to foreign intelligence services, prompting calls for greater transparency over officials’ moves into private-sector work.

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