# Azerbaijan pardons French national jailed for spying

https://mins.news/en/item/71105

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-23 17:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/azerbaijan-pardons-french-national-jailed-for-spying?traffic_source=rss

> Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev pardoned French national Martin Ryan, who was serving a 10-year sentence on spying charges. The pardon came a day after the EU removed sanctions on Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, amid diplomats’ claims that Baku had pressured Paris. It was unclear whether Ryan had been released.

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