# Mali pardons French national sentenced to 20 years in prison

https://mins.news/en/item/21349

- France 24, 2026-08-13 14:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260813-mali-grants-presidential-pardon-to-french-national-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison

> Mali President Assimi Goïta pardoned French national Yann Vézilier on Thursday. Mali’s military-led government had accused Vézilier last year of taking part in a plot to destabilise the West African country, for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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