Germany Detains Former Foreign Intelligence Chief on Espionage Suspicions

Germany has detained August Hanning, the former head of its foreign intelligence service, on suspicion of espionage.

A former official from the same agency was also detained in connection with the allegations.

The case concerns the suspected leaking of around 2,000 classified documents, as well as the alleged use of intelligence information for the benefit of foreign parties.

The information provided does not identify those foreign parties or specify what the documents contained. The allegations remain suspicions, rather than findings of guilt.