Former German spy chief arrested on suspicion of espionage, attempted treason

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German spy chief may have leaked British secrets 'in biggest espionage scandal in modern history', MI6 fears.

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A German spy chief may have sold British secrets to a foreign power, intelligence agencies fear.

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August Hanning, the former president of Germany's equivalent of MI6, and a senior serving intelligence official were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and treason.Authorities have identified the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) officer only as Manfred D in what they fear could be the biggest espionage scandal in modern history.Prosecutors accuse Mr Hanning of amassing thousands of classified documents over 16 years through Manfred D, who remained in post at the BND until earlier this year, and of passing secrets to a foreign power.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say MI6 and GCHQ, along with multiple American agencies, are understood to be scrambling to assess how exposed they have been by the alleged leak.

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The services are said to be carrying out a systematic audit of every piece of sensitive material passed to European allies during the period in question, The Telegraph...

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August Hanning, 80, who led Germany's BND from 1998 to 2005, faces espionage and attempted treason charges tied to roughly 2,000 classified documents.

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