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Ex-German spy chief Hanning arrested; leaked BND secrets did not go to Russia
August Hanning, BND chief from 1998 to 2005, has been arrested on suspicion of treason. German media say the leaked files, including assessments of the Russian military, were not meant for Moscow; investigators are looking at Azerbaijan and China.
August Hanning, who headed Germany’s BND from 1998 to 2005 and then served as interior state secretary until 2009, has been arrested. The 80-year-old was detained on Oct. 6 at his home in Nordwalde.
Prosecutors say his former office chief, Manfred D., sold him about 2,000 documents between 2010 and June 2022, including assessments of the Russian military, material on Iran’s nuclear program and chancellery briefings.
Not Russia
Prosecutors did not name a country, but German media stress it was not Russia. Der Spiegel reported suspicions that documents reached an Azerbaijani intelligence officer and that a China link is also being examined. It is the BND’s second major spy case in recent years, after a former employee went on trial for allegedly spying for Russia. Hanning faces life in prison if convicted.
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