August Hanning, 80, who led Germany's BND from 1998 to 2005, has been arrested on suspicion of treasonous espionage, accused of passing around 2,000 sensitive documents to a foreign intelligence service since 2010 while working as a private consultant. A former bureau chief has also been arrested in the case.
Germany's ex-spy chief August Hanning arrested on espionage suspicion
Source: Al Jazeera