
Hanning is charged with revealing state secrets, treason and espionage
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The former head of the BND, August Hanning, is suspected of disclosing state secrets, treason and espionage.
The former head of the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND), August Hanning, was detained on suspicion of espionage, the Bild newspaper writes, citing its information.
“Former BND head August Hanning has been detained on suspicion of espionage,” the publication says.
According to the publication, Hanning is charged with disclosure of state secrets, high treason and espionage in the interests of another state. According to Bild, Hanning paid another former BND executive for secret information.
It is clarified that the investigation into Hanning and the second suspect is being conducted by the German federal prosecutor's office.
Bild notes that the suspects were identified during the investigation into the kidnapping of two children of German businesswoman Christina Block. The law enforcement officers involved in the case received information about a data leak from the BND. This information, as the newspaper notes, was intended for the so-called intelligence report in the department of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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