WorldGerman ex-spy chief arrested on treason suspicion: What we know

August Hanning, who led Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2005, was arrested on suspicion of espionage and attempted treason. Prosecutors accuse him and former agency official Manfred D of passing classified material to foreign intelligence services. Reports of Hanning’s contact with an Azerbaijani intelligence representative have not been confirmed by prosecutors.

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