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Azerbaijan pardons French national Martin Ryan jailed on spy charges
The move comes after the EU lifts sanctions on oligarchs following what diplomats described as pressure from Baku.
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The move comes after the EU lifts sanctions on oligarchs following what diplomats described as pressure from Baku.
Martin Ryan is pardoned months after he was jailed on charges of spying, but a second Frenchman remains in prison.
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday pardoned a French national imprisoned for espionage a day after the EU lifted sanctions on a Russian billionaire.
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