Mali: French intelligence officer sentenced to 20 years

A French intelligence officer was sentenced to twenty years in prison by a Malian court controlled by the ruling junta.

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This officer was properly registered as a representative of the DGSE with the French embassy in Bamako.

The conviction comes amid growing diplomatic tensions between Paris and Mali's military authorities.

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