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WorldFormer BND chief arrested: Can Germany still be trusted with secrets?

August Hanning, former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service, is in pre-trial custody on accusations of treason and espionage. He is alleged to have sold classified information to “other state services,” with his former chief of staff identified as the source; that aide later worked for Hanning’s successors.

DDW News 2026-10-07 18:40