Former German intelligence chief remanded over spying claims
The brief
The former head of Germany's Foreign Intelligence Service, August Hanning, has been remanded in custody on suspicion of spying. He was one of two men arrested on Tuesday over allegations that they illegally obtained state secrets over a 14-year period, after Hanning had retired. The second man worked as Hanning's chief of staff until 2005, and then in a similar role for Hanning's successors until earlier this year. I…
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