What happens when a former German intelligence boss is accused of spying on his own side? | DW News

Germany has been shaken by a major espionage scandal. August Hanning headed the BND foreign intelligence service from 1998 to 2005. Now he's facing charges of treason and espionage. DW political correspondent Simon Young explains the allegations, Omid Nouripour (Alliance 90/The Greens), Vice-President of the German Bundestag, describes the political impact and intelligence expert Professor Anthony Glees discusses the possible motivations of high-level spies.


00:00 Former German intelligence chief arrested
00:16 Allegations of classified documents and treason
00:42 How investigators uncovered the case
01:40 What the BND does and how it differs from the CIA
02:43 Mystery over the foreign intelligence service involved
03:44 Security concerns and possible foreign adversaries
04:27 Motive questions and financial pressures
05:05 Fallout for Germany's intelligence community
06:00 Implications for national security and intelligence reform
07:20 Political reaction to the arrest
08:23 Impact on Germany's security amid tensions with Russia
09:18 Trust between Germany and its intelligence partners
10:05 Security expert weighs in on the scandal
10:27 Who may have received the alleged secrets?
11:25 Damage to Germany's reputation and trust networks
12:05 How the BND is viewed by allied intelligence services
13:37 Questions about missing classified documents
14:57 The challenge of investigating senior spies
15:31 Motives behind espionage and betrayal



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