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Germany: Christina Block tried over alleged abduction of her children

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German heiress Christina Block is on trial in Hamburg with six other people over the alleged abduction of two of her children in Denmark amid a custody dispute. The case took on a new dimension after the arrest of former German intelligence chief August Hanning for treason and espionage, according to The Ghana Report.

Christina Block, the German heiress to a steakhouse chain, is on trial for allegedly commissioning the abduction of her children in Denmark, according to The Ghana Report. She is said to have hired an Israeli security company after a lengthy legal battle with her former husband over custody of the children.

The case has also uncovered alleged links with at least two former secret agents, one German and the other Israeli. Investigators found evidence that led to the arrest this month of August Hanning, the former head of Germany’s intelligence services, who is suspected of treason.

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