Germany's ex-spy chief arrested for espionage and treason - dw.com

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

https://p.dw.com/p/5NpGI August Hanning has reportedly been arrested over alleged spying and acting as a secret service agent Image: Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement Police have arrested the former head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency , August Hanning, on suspicion of espionage, the federal prosecutor's office announced Tuesday.

Hanning served as the agency's chief from December 1998 to November 2005 before moving to the Federal Interior Ministry, where he worked as state secretary until November 2009.

According to a statement from the prosecutor's office, the 80-year-old faces charges including espionage, disclosure of state secrets, attempted treason and working as a secret service agent.

It did not say which foreign intelligence service he is suspected of working for.