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German Court Orders Ex-Spy Chief Held on Treason Suspicion

“The Guardian reports a German court has ordered pre-trial detention for August Hanning, the former intelligence chief, who is eighty.” — Gloria Vance, on air

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on Market Hours
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  • First reported by The Guardian: “German court orders detention of former intelligence chief after spying arrest”, with reporting from Euronews.com.
  • Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 1:53 PM ET on Market Hours, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
  • Topics: German.

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  • The GuardianGerman court orders detention of former intelligence chief after spying arrest
  • Euronews.comFormer German intelligence chief arrested on espionage charges

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Guardian reports a German court has ordered pre-trial detention for August Hanning, the former intelligence chief, who is eighty.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe was arrested a day earlier.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe is accused of treason and spying for an overseas intelligence agency. The Guardian says he is accused of buying secret documents.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorEuronews also reported the arrest.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the guy in charge of catching spies is the spy. That's like a lifeguard drowning on purpose.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThese are accusations, Hank, not a verdict.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI will note I was once asked to leave a embassy in Vienna for noticing a very suspicious fern.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe data doesn't say which foreign agency, so I'm guessing nothing. My guess is a man with a trench coat and a bad pension.

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