L'arrestation d'August Hanning, ex-chef du BND, met en lumière les failles des services de renseignement allemands
L'ancien responsable des services secrets extérieurs aurait continué à recevoir des informations confidentielles après avoir quitté ses fonctions en 2005, avant de les transmettre à une puissance étrangère, selon l'accusation.
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August Hanning, ancien chef du service fédéral de renseignement extérieur allemand (BND), a été arrêté à son domicile dans le cadre d'une enquête pour soupçons d'espionnage, rapporte Le Monde.
Selon l'accusation, l'ex-responsable, âgé de 80 ans, aurait continué à avoir accès à des informations confidentielles longtemps après avoir quitté la direction du BND en 2005, et aurait transmis certaines de ces informations à une puissance étrangère non identifiée dans les éléments rendus publics.
Le dossier intervient alors que les services de renseignement allemands font déjà l'objet de critiques récurrentes concernant la protection de leurs informations sensibles, en particulier une fois que leurs responsables quittent leurs fonctions.
Les autorités n'ont pas communiqué davantage de précisions sur l'identité du pays bénéficiaire présumé ni sur la nature exacte des informations en question. L'enquête se poursuit pour établir les circonstances de l'affaire.
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