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Germany Arrests Former Domestic Intelligence Chief on Spying Allegations
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News18•06-10-2026, 14:30
Germany Arrests Former Domestic Intelligence Chief on Spying Allegations
- •Germany's federal prosecutor's office announced the arrest of a former domestic intelligence chief on espionage allegations.
- •August Hanning served as president of the Federal Intelligence Service, known as BND, from December 1998 to November 2005.
- •Hanning was taken into custody in Bad Toelz-Wolfratshausen in southern Germany alongside a former aide identified as Manfred D.
- •Authorities have not yet disclosed which foreign entity or country the men are suspected of spying for.
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August Hanning, who served as the president of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) from December 1998 to November 2005, was arrested on espionage allegations.
August Hanning was arrested in Bad Toelz-Wolfratshausen in southern Germany.
A former aide identified only as Manfred D. was also arrested on Tuesday alongside the former intelligence chief.
