German authorities on Tuesday detained former Federal Intelligence Service chief August Hanning on suspicion of espionage, treason and obtaining secret information for a foreign power. The detention took place in the city of Nordwalde in the Steinfurt district of North Rhine-Westphalia. WDR Nachrichten ↗
Federal Criminal Police Office investigators took part in the operation, which also included house searches. Along with Hanning, police also detained his former close associate Manfred D., who previously served as head of his office. irozhlas.cz ↗
According to findings so far, Hanning is suspected of obtaining classified information from a former employee of the German foreign intelligence service and planning to hand it over or sell it to a foreign intelligence agency. Investigators are also examining the handling of approximately two thousand internal documents. The case is also linked to a suspicion of child abduction, although authorities have not disclosed further details about this part of the investigation. Index.hu ↗
Hanning headed the BND from 1998 to 2005. His detention has drawn attention because of his former senior position in the German foreign intelligence service and the scale of the alleged information leak. If the suspicions are confirmed, it could be one of the most serious espionage cases in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. The investigation continues, and further steps will depend on decisions by the prosecutor's office and the court. dennikn.sk ↗
Former German intelligence chief detained on suspicion of espionage
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Bývalý šéf nemeckej rozviedky je podozrivý zo špionáže. Únik môže mať historické rozmery
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| 14:18 06.10.
Bývalého šéfa nemeckej rozviedky Augusta Hanninga zadržali pre podozrenie zo špionáže
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| 11:18 06.10.
Bývalý šéf německé rozvědky Hanning je podezřelý ze špionáže. Policie zadržela i jeho spolupracovníka
irozhlas.cz
| 11:09 06.10.
Bývalého šéfa nemeckej rozviedky zadržali pre podozrenie zo špionáže
hnonline.sk
| 11:04 06.10.
Policie v Německu zadržela bývalého šéfa rozvědky. Je podezřelý ze špionáže
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| 10:46 06.10.
Špionážní skandál v Německu: Zatkli exšéfa rozvědky! Pracoval pro cizí tajnou službu?
blesk.cz
| 10:44 06.10.
Špion v čele špionů? Policie zadržela bývalého šéfa německé rozvědky, podezírá ho z předávání informací
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| 10:41 06.10.
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