MI6 fears German spy chief leaked British secrets: The Telegraph
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The Telegraph has identified the alleged accomplice of the detained former head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service, August Hanning, as 64-year-old Manfred Dankesreiter. Dankesreiter was arrested on 6 October on suspicion of aiding and abetting attempted treason and espionage. German federal prosecutors have referred to him as Manfred D. due to data protection rules. The indictment alleges he passed confidential documents to Hanning while …
After the arrest of former BND President Hanning, the Federal Ministry of the Interior is investigating possible violations of confidentiality regulations even during his time as Secretary of the Interior.
The British intelligence agencies are investigating whether their classified information or their spies have been compromised in Germany's greatest spy scandal in modern history. August Hanning - the former head of the German foreign intelligence service - and a current high official of the agency, identified only as Manfred D, were arrested on Tuesday under suspicion of spying and treason, writes The Telegraph.
Ex-BND boss August Hanning is said to have procured about 2000 secret documents. Now British and US services are also afraid of their sources.
If the child custody case involving the heiress of a Hamburg steakhouse chain does not escalate, it may never be revealed that the former head of German intelligence has been leaking state secrets for years. The seriousness of the case is indicated by the fact that allied intelligence services are also concerned about whether the materials they shared have also been compromised.
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