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Symbolic image: Ex-BND chief Hanning in custody as allies review shared intelligenceSymbolic image

Ex-BND chief Hanning in custody as allies review shared intelligence

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A judge ordered former BND president August Hanning, 80, into pretrial detention on Wednesday, a day after his arrest on suspicion of treasonous espionage. Britain's services are reportedly reviewing what they shared with Berlin.

Federal prosecutors allege that Hanning and his former office head Manfred D. agreed in 2010 that D. would supply BND material for payment, about 2,000 documents until June 2022, for Hanning's consulting work. The investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice put the arrest warrant into effect on Wednesday, 7 October, and Manfred D. is also in custody. Hanning's lawyer Leon Kruse concedes his client held confidential documents but denies he passed information on to Germany's detriment or for payment.

Azerbaijan trail denied

Prosecutors have not named the foreign service involved and say it is unclear whether an analysis Hanning wrote reached its addressee. Der Spiegel reports the trail leads to Azerbaijan, whose media council denies any link and calls the report disinformation.

British services check sources

The Daily Telegraph and the Independent report that MI6 and GCHQ are combing through information passed to the BND, fearing their sources may have been exposed.

Calls for stricter rules

Politicians demand tougher transparency and cooling-off rules for former officials. A parliamentary oversight panel proposed them in May 2023, but nothing was done, Handelsblatt notes.

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