A French national, apprehended by the military junta in August 2025 and accused of conspiring against national institutions, has been formally sentenced. The judgment was delivered by the criminal chamber of the specialized anti-terrorism court.
My reporting confirms that Malian justice has condemned a French intelligence agent, who held diplomatic status and has been incarcerated for nearly ten months in the capital, Bamako. The individual received a 20-year prison term for “undermining state security” in this Sahelian nation, which is currently under the governance of a military junta.
French diplomat sentenced to 20 years in Mali for undermining state security