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Former German Spy Chief Arrested on Espionage Charges

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August Hanning, a former head of Germany's intelligence services, has been arrested by German officials on espionage charges, according to the New York Times. Hanning previously led the domestic intelligence agency and later held senior roles at the foreign intelligence service BND and the Interior Ministry. The arrest of such a senior former intelligence figure is a major and highly unusual development in Germany, drawing widespread attention there and abroad.

Why now: News broke of the arrest of a former national intelligence chief on espionage charges, an extraordinary development for Germany.

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German Officials Arrest Former Spy Chief on Espionage Charges · The New York Times

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