A French ​national sentenced ​in Mali to 20 years in prison ​has ‌been pardoned ⁠by the West ‌African country's President Assimi Goïta, ⁠an official statement showed on Thursday. Yann ​Vézilier, an official from the French embassy, was ‌accused by Mali's military-led government of involvement ‌in a plot ​to destabilise the country last year. Read moreFrench diplomat in Mali sentenced to 20 years in prison for 'undermining state security' "This act of clemency, which does not call into question the facts established by an adversarial judgment rendered during a trial, where all rights of the defence were respected, is accompanied by the immediate removal of the individual from national territory," the Malian government said in a statement posted to Facebook. The French ​foreign ministry ​didn't immediately ​reply to a request for ​comment from Reuters. (FRANCE 24 with Reuters and AFP)