August Hanning, the man who once led Germany’s spy service, is now under investigation for passing on state secrets.

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August Hanning, tidigare chef för Tysklands underrättelsetjänst BND, har gripits misstänkt för spionage, rapporterar Welt.

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August Hanning is accused of obtaining classified information for a foreign power.

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A former head of Germany ’s foreign intelligence service was arrested on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor’s office said.

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August Hanning has been remanded into pretrial detention after his arrest. The case has prompted calls for transparency when spies leave the government.

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A court on Wednesday ordered the former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service August Hanning to remain in pretrial detention after his arrest on suspicion of espionage and treason, along with a former deputy who allegedly supplied him with secret files. Here’s what we know about one of the biggest security breaches in German history.