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BackWegen Spionageverdachts: Ehemaliger BND-Präsident August Hanning verhaftet

Wegen Spionageverdachts: Ehemaliger BND-Präsident August Hanning verhaftet

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Wegen Spionageverdachts: Ehemaliger BND-Präsident August Hanning verhaftet

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Der ehemalige BND-Präsident August Hanning ist wegen Spionageverdachts festgenommen worden.
Zudem wurde ein ehemaliger enger Mitarbeiter in Gewahrsam genommen.

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Wegen Spionageverdachts: Ehemaliger BND-Präsident August Hanning verhaftet

06.10.2026, 10:12

Der ehemalige Geheimdienstchef soll noch Jahre nach seinem Ausscheiden von seinem ehemaligen Büroleiter mit geheimen Informationen aus der Behörde versorgt worden sein.

Der ehemalige BND-Präsident August Hanning ist am Morgen nach Informationen der F.A.Z. unter Spionageverdacht festgenommen worden. Außer Hanning wurde demnach ein ehemaliger enger Mitarbeiter von ihm festgenommen.

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