RT by @mikenov: ‼️🇩🇪 Germany’s former spy chief August Hanning has been arrested on treason and espionage charges. Prosecutors say the case began with a search of his premises during the Christina Block child-kidnapping investigation. His former chief of staff allegedly passed him nearly 2,000 internal BND documents for payment between 2010 and 2022, many classified. He allegedly used them in contacts with two unnamed foreign intelligence services.

‼️🇩🇪 Germany’s former spy chief August Hanning has been arrested on treason and espionage charges. Prosecutors say the case began with a search of his premises during the Christina Block child-kidnapping investigation.

His former chief of staff allegedly passed him nearly 2,000 internal BND documents for payment between 2010 and 2022, many classified. He allegedly used them in contacts with two unnamed foreign intelligence services.

— @IntCyberDigest Oct 6, 2026