German Intelligence Probe: New Details Emerge in Former Spy Chief Arrest

August Hanning is suspected of paying an agency employee for secrets to resell through consulting, as an associate is also detained.

New details have emerged in the investigation of former German foreign intelligence chief August Hanning, news website Walla and Bulgarian outlet Dnevnik reported. Hanning is suspected of obtaining classified material for a foreign state and treason.

According to a Bild report cited by Walla, Hanning is suspected of paying an intelligence agency employee to acquire secret information, intending to sell it as part of his private consulting business. Additionally, German news agency dpa reported that a former agency employee close to Hanning was also arrested.

Further details regarding the scope of the material involved and the identity of the foreign state have not yet been officially released.