A court in Mali has sentenced a French intelligence agent with diplomatic status to 20 years in prison for “undermining state security”, judicial sources said Friday, in a ruling that further strains already fraught relations between the West African junta-led state and its former colonial ruler France.
French diplomat in Mali sentenced to 20 years in prison for 'undermining state security'
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Fri 16:56 - Aftenposten (NO)
Mali has sentenced a French diplomat to 20 years in prison
Fri 17:28 - France 24
French diplomat in Mali sentenced to 20 years in prison for 'undermining state security'