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MI5 chief says 50 arrests were made in past year to disrupt Iran-led operations.
A court on Wednesday ordered the former head of Germany's foreign intelligence serviceย August Hanning to remain in pretrial detention after his arrest on suspicion of espionage and treason, along with a former deputy who allegedly supplied him with secret files. Here's what we know about one of the biggest security breaches in German history.
Former top spy August Hanning led the Federal Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2005.
A former German spy chief was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and treason, an embarrassing case at a time when the country is seeking to broaden the powers of its intelligence agencies. August Hanning, who ran Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005, is accused of espionage, treason and working for foreign intelligence services, federal prosecutors said. FRANCE 24's Nick Holdsworth reports from Berlin.
August Hanning's former chief of staff was also arrested on suspicion of 'aiding and abetting attempted treason'.