{"id":385731,"date":"2026-10-07T22:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-bnd-chief-arrested-can-germany-still-be-trusted-with-secrets-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T22:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:00:52","slug":"former-bnd-chief-arrested-can-germany-still-be-trusted-with-secrets-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-bnd-chief-arrested-can-germany-still-be-trusted-with-secrets-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Former BND Chief arrested: Can Germany still be trusted with secrets? | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ybk6y7tjXt0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former BND Chief arrested: Can Germany still be trusted with secrets? | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ybk6y7tjXt0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s former spy chief arrested\u2026 for spying. A surreal scandal.<br \/>\nYour Berlin Briefing unpacks Germany\u2019s biggest intelligence scandal for decades. The former head of Germany\u2019s foreign intelligence service BND remains in pre-trial custody. August Hanning stands accused of treason and espionage. The allegation: Hanning sold classified information to \u201cother state services\u201d. His source? His former chief-of-staff  who went on to work for all of his successors to the present day. Michaela K\u00fcfner gets the details on this still unfolding scandal from investigative reporter Florian Flade from  German public broadcaster WDR. And she asks DW\u2019s Washington Bureau Chief, Ines Pohl, to assess the damage this scandal is doing to trust in Germany\u2019s ability to match the capabilities of the CIA. <\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<br \/>\n00:00 A spy chief under arrest<br \/>\n01:21 8\/10 scandal<br \/>\n02:58 The facts: treason, espionage and secret files<br \/>\n11:47 Spy for whom?<br \/>\n12:08 Not Russia? China?!<br \/>\n14:44 CIA, MI6 \u2013 BND?<br \/>\n17:07 Agency empowered<br \/>\n21:55 Money problems and bigger questions<br \/>\n27:57 Germany&#8217;s stability<br \/>\n31:38 What must change at the BND? <\/p>\n<p>#dwgermanpolitics  #berlinbriefing<\/p>\n<p>You can listen to DW Berlin Briefing on<br \/>\nApple Podcasts: DW Berlin Briefing &#8211; Inside German politics<br \/>\nSpotify: DW Berlin Briefing &#8211; Inside German politics <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to the Berlin Briefing newsletter: Newsletter Registration<br \/>\nFor more news go to: News and current affairs from Germany and around the world: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<br \/>\nFollow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: DW News (@dwnews) \/ X<br \/>\nF\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<br \/>\nSubscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany\u2019s former spy chief arrested\u2026 for spying. 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