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.

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