Germany: Ex-spy chief arrested for espionage
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- Former BND chief August Hanning arrested on espionage charges including disclosure of state secrets and attempted treason.
- Alleged accomplice Manfred D., ex-chief of staff, provided Hanning with around 2,000 classified documents from 2010 to 2022.
- Hanning is suspected of passing political information to a foreign intelligence service for several years.
- Described as Germany's biggest espionage scandal unfolding in real time, with arrests and searches conducted across multiple locations.