Germany arrests ex-spy chief on suspicion of giving secrets to foreign powers

A former German spy chief was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of passing sensitive information to foreign powers, an embarrassing case that comes as the country is seeking to bolster its intelligence agencies. August Hanning, who ran Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005, is accused of espionage, treason and working for foreign intelligence services, federal prosecutors said. They did not say which foreign powers were involved. However, AFP understands that it was not Russia. Hanning’s former chief of staff, partially named as Manfred D, was also arrested on suspicion…