Former German spy chief remanded in custody over espionage probe

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2026-10-07

Karlsruhe, Germany (dpa) - The former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service was remanded in custody on suspicion of espionage and treason on Wednesday. August Hanning, who led the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) between 1998 and 2005, was arrested on Tuesday. He has now been ordered into pre-trial detention by a judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, a spokeswoman for the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office said. Hanning......

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