Former German spy chief arrested on espionage charges
August Hanning, former head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence service, has been arrested. Federal prosecutors accuse him of espionage, treason, attempting to obtain classified information for a foreign power, and trading state secrets. This marks an unprecedented case in German history, as an official of Hanning's stature has never before faced such serious accusations of treason.
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