# Former German intelligence chief held over alleged spying

https://mins.news/en/video/90463

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-07 22:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4fXFV8Z5qI

> August Hanning, former head of Germany’s Foreign Intelligence Service, has been remanded in custody on suspicion of spying. He and another man were arrested Tuesday over allegations of illegally obtaining state secrets for 14 years after Hanning retired; thousands of secret documents allegedly reached him.

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