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An Azerbaijani court has sentenced a French businessman, Martin Ryan, to 10 years in prison on charges of 'espionage.' He was convicted alongside an accomplice who received a 12-year sentence for 'treason.'
Martin Ryan was accused of collecting secret information about Baku's military co-operation with Turkey and Pakistan.
Azerbaijan on Monday sentenced a Frenchman to 10 years in prison in an espionage case launched during a period of diplomatic tensions between Paris and Baku that have now eased. Martin Ryan was…
Martin Ryan was arrested in December 2023 and went on trial in January last year, when relations between Azerbaijan and France had deteriorated to new lows.
French national Martin Ryan has been sentenced to ten years in prison in Azerbaijan on charges of espionage, accused of collecting secret information about Baku's military co-operation with Turkey and Pakistan, which he denied.