Former BND President August Hanning arrested on suspicion of espionage
Quick Look
- Former BND chief August Hanning was arrested, according to media reports.
- It is being investigated for treason, spying on state secrets and secret service agent activity.
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Why It Matters
The Federal Intelligence Service is the foreign intelligence service of the Federal Republic of Germany.
According to information from the “Bild” newspaper, the former president of the Federal Intelligence Service, August Hanning, was arrested on suspicion of espionage. The former intelligence chief is being investigated on suspicion of treason, spying on state secrets and acting as a secret service agent for a foreign power.
According to the report, Hanning is said to have bought secret information from a former employee of the BND's management staff. The information was therefore intended for the so-called “intelligence situation” in the Federal Chancellery. According to the newspaper, Hanning's aim was to resell the documents as part of a later consulting activity.
Open Questions
- For which foreign power is the agent activity supposed to have taken place?
- When exactly did the arrest take place?
