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Germany Arrests Former Spy Chief August Hanning on Espionage Charges
Original: German Officials Arrest Former Spy Chief on Espionage Charges
German authorities have arrested August Hanning, a former head of the country's intelligence service, on charges of aiding foreign governments. The arrest has shaken Germany's political establishment. Reports link the case to an earlier investigation into a plot to kidnap a steakhouse heiress, suggesting the espionage charges grew out of that separate affair.
Why now: The arrest of a former intelligence chief on espionage charges is a rare and politically explosive development in Germany.
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Evidence
- German Officials Arrest Former Spy Chief on Espionage Charges · The New York Times
August Hanning is accused of helping foreign governments. His arrest shook the German political world and had roots in a steakhouse-heiress kidnapping plot.
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