Former BND Chief Hanning Arrested for Espionage, German Intelligence Faces Systemic Questions

German federal prosecutors arrested former BND president August Hanning, 80, and his former chief of staff Manfred D. on Tuesday, citing strong suspicion of treasonous espionage, obtaining state secrets, attempted treason and espionage 123. Prosecutors say the two agreed in 2010 that Manfred D. would supply BND intelligence for payment, and he provided about 2,000 documents, many classified for internal use 24. Hanning allegedly used them to draft an analysis for a foreign intelligence officer and passed political information to a representative of another foreign service 12. Prosecutors named neither service, and Der Spiegel, per Al Jazeera, reported an Azerbaijani contact 4. A federal court investigating judge ordered pretrial detention on Wednesday 5. A spokesperson said the document transfers ran until June 2022 3. The case arose from a separate Christina Block child-abduction investigation 3.