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The German Spy Scandal Arrives in Romania! Former Official MApN, Associated with August Hanning in a Dolj Firm

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Andrei Ignat, former secretary of state in the Ministry of Defence and former head of the Department of Arms, appears in the spy scandal that shakes Germany. He was associated in a consulting firm in Dolj County with August Hanning, the former head of the German foreign intelligence service BND, arrested on October 6 under suspicion of spying and high treason. Contacted by the press, Ignat confirmed that he personally knew the former German offi…

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Andrei Ignat, former secretary of state in the Ministry of Defence and former head of the Department of Arms, appears in the spy scandal that shakes Germany. He was associated in a consulting firm in Dolj County with August Hanning, the former head of the German foreign intelligence service BND, arrested on October 6 under suspicion of spying and high treason. Contacted by the press, Ignat confirmed that he personally knew the former German offi…

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Andrei Ignat, former secretary of state in the Ministry of National Defence and former head of the Department for Arms, had business in Romania with August Hanning, former director of the German foreign intelligence service BND. Hanning was arrested on 6 October, in Germany, being suspected of espionage and high treason. Ignat confirmed that he had [...]

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August Hanning, the former head of the German foreign intelligence service BND, investigated in Germany for suspicions of espionage and high treason, became associated, on April 1, 2026, with a Romanian defence consulting firm, together with Andrei Ignat, former state secretary in the Ministry of National Defence (MAPN). According to data published by the Harta platform [...] Article The former head of the German intelligence service, accused of…

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August Hanning, the former head of the German Foreign Intelligence Service (BND), was detained on 6 October, under suspicion of high treason. Hanning would have been paid to transmit secret information to a state in the former Soviet space. He led BND from December 1998 until the end of November 2005. Between [...]

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Zeit Online broke the news in Germany on Friday, October 9, 2026.
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