Categories Blogs RT by @mikenov: Germany’s former spy chief August Hanning has been arrested on suspicion of treason and accused of selling state secrets to foreign power. Post author By Mike Nova Post date October 6, 2026 Germany’s former spy chief August Hanning has been arrested on suspicion of treason and accused of selling state secrets to foreign power. ← RT by @mikenov: Former German spy chief arrested for treason https://ft.trib.al/EKUB9Wg → RT by @mikenov: The real implications of the Hanning espionage case are very interesting. It heavily leads to the conclusion that Schröder, who put him in Power, was not “turned” “pro Russia” after being Chancellor, but already BEFORE he became Chancellor. Schröder became Chancellor in October 1998. Hanning became Head of the BND in December 1998.