Former German spy chief to face charges of espionage and attempted treason
A former German foreign intelligence chief will appear in court Wednesday following allegations he used classified information for commercial gain.
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Former German spy chief to face charges of espionage and attempted treason
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Former German spy chief arrested for attempted treason, obtaining state secrets
August Hanning is accused of paying for secret documents and using them in an analysis for a foreign spy service.
German ex-spy chief arrested for suspected espionage, treason
A former German spy chief was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and treason, an embarrassing case at a time when the country is seeking to broaden the powers of its intelligence agencies. August Hanning, who ran Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to…
