Former German spy chief arrested on suspicion of espionage and treason

August Hanning, 80, is suspected of receiving some 2,000 classified BND documents from former aide; investigation reportedly began after chancellery intelligence leak
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- Prosecutors reportedly suspect Hanning bought secret BND information from a former employee and intended to sell it through his consulting work. — ג'רוזלם פוסט
- August Hanning, who led Germany's foreign intelligence service for seven years, is accused of passing classified documents to a foreign power in what officials are calling the country's worst espionage scandal in a century — JFeed