What we know about the espionage and treason allegations against Germany’s ex-spy chief.

  France24   7 October 2026
A court on Wednesday ordered the former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service 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.