Azerbaijan denies any link to case of former German intelligence chief

Azerbaijan's Council on Media and Television and Radio has publicly denied reports suggesting that August Hanning, the former head of German intelligence, could have handed over classified documents to an Azerbaijani agent.

The council rejected any connection to the case. The available source text gives no further details on the nature of the allegations, the course of any investigation or the parties involved.

It is not known from the source whether German authorities have commented on the matter.